No date has been set for the initial meeting of a House-Senate conference that is to decide whether to stop funding for the proposed hours-of-service rules from the Department of Transportation.

Investors in stocks of diesel engine manufacturers should worry more about declining orders rather than whether the companies can meet a 2002 federal emissions deadline, said Wall Street analysts.

No date has been set for the initial meeting of a House-Senate conference that is to decide whether to stop funding for the proposed hours-of-service rules from the Department of Transportation.

The Senate voted Friday to eliminate estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period to help preserve family-owned trucking operations, but the bill faces a veto by President Clinton who said it benefits wealthy Americans.

House and Senate votes have stopped funding for the proposed ergonomics standards starting Oct. 1, but the workplace safety issue covering an estimated 27.3 million workers is far from being dead in the water.

The Senate intends to phase out estate and gift taxes when it meets this week, benefiting almost all small businesses, including trucking companies, said spokesmen for both the Senate and trucking.

Those involved in transferring hazardous cargo need more training, according to the the National Transportation Safety Board, and industry groups have agreed to cooperate in updating guidelines.

Those involved in transferring hazardous cargo need more training, according to the the National Transportation Safety Board, and industry groups have agreed to cooperate in updating guidelines.

House and Senate votes have stopped funding for the proposed ergonomics standards starting Oct. 1, but the workplace safety issue covering an estimated 27.3 million workers is far from being dead in the water.

The Senate intends to phase out estate and gift taxes when it meets this week, benefiting almost all small businesses, including trucking companies, said spokesmen for both the Senate and trucking.