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November trailer orders climbed 16.7% from a year earlier to 25,670 as the U.S. economy continued to improve, yielding the strongest monthly total in nearly a year, ACT Research reported.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has used a legislative loophole to extend the time he has to consider a bill that would redefine trucking independent contractors under state law.

Truckers running in Connecticut who cause injury or damage because they failed to remove snow or ice from their vehicles could now be hit with large fines.

Three states — Michigan, New Jersey and Vermont — have suspended parts of the federal driver hours-of-service rule due to an ongoing propane shortage.

A South Carolina father and son and their trucking operations were shut down by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as “imminent hazards to public safety,” the agency said Dec. 31.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will gather public opinion on setting up knowledge testing for new applicants seeking authority to operate as motor carriers, brokers and freight forwarders.

It many ways, 2013 was a good year for American Trucking Associations.

The Association of Independent Property Brokers and Agents has asked the federal government to exempt all brokers from the new requirement that they each obtain surety bonds of at least $75,000.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued guidelines to help states develop programs to require first-time drunken driving offenders use ignition interlocks that prevent them from operating vehicles after drinking.