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The for-hire trucking industry’s employment numbers in May rallied following two months of slow or no growth, adding 8,600 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Department of Labor’s monthly employment report, released June 5, according to a report on the Overdriveonline.com website. The DOL also upwardly revised March and April’s numbers slightly….

California trucking industry advocates say they are concerned new inspection procedures for vital equipment have added unnecessary delays to drivers’ shifts, according to a report in the Long Beach Press Telegram. The issue — described somewhat differently depending upon the source — revolves around chassis, the trailers on which cargo containers full of goods sit…

California-based Trucker Path and New York-based Transfix both announced new products for the rapidly emerging trucking logistics market, according to a recent report on the VentureBeat.com website. The San Jose, California-based Trucker Path already offers a popular mobile Android/iOS application of the same name that offers crowd-sourced guidance to road comforts — the nearest truck…

Cargo theft in the U.S. is trending up when compared with first-quarter 2014, according to a new report from CargoNet. Previously, the freight theft prevention and recovery services provider predicted cargo thefts in the country would surpass 120 incidents in the first quarter of 2015; however, preliminary statistics show was exceeded. CargoNet has recorded 194…

Delays in the supply chain are causing severe problems for truckers and shippers on the West Coast, according to a report in the Contra Costa Times. Reporter Karen Robes Meeks reports that cargo containers filled with some 40,000 pounds of citrus picked from the Central Valley can sit for up to a month in a…

Motor Carriers of Montana has pledged $10,000 to Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF), the trucking advocacy group. “The contribution from the Motor Carriers of Montana will further amplify the TMAF message,” said Kevin Burch, TMAF co-chairman and president of Jet Express. “We are deeply appreciative to have their support as we continue to recruit members…

Nebraska lawmakers sent a gas tax increase to Gov. Pete Ricketts last week and he promptly vetoed it, calling the measure unnecessary and regressive, according to a report in the Lincoln Star-Journal. The Legislature proposed an increase of 6 cents a gallon over four years. “I remain committed to addressing our state and local infrastructure…

In ceremonies at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway May 5, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval officially granted the first license for an autonomous commercial truck to operate on an open public highway in the United States to Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA). At the event, Daimler AG board member Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard and Gov. Sandoval took…

After four days of striking, short-haul truckers for three companies that move cargo in and out of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach returned to work on May 1, saying their employers’ businesses were disrupted by their job action, according to a report on SFGate.com. The drivers work for Intermodal Bridge Transport, Pacer…

In recent testimony to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Highway and Transit Subcommittee, representatives of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) said continued improvement in truck safety will need new strategies to better address the primary causes of highway crashes. “The truck-involved fatality rate has decreased 74 percent since 1975 and in the last decade…