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Some trucking companies may stop offering health insurance plans as President Obama’s health-care overhaul takes effect, some experts said, citing the increasing costs of insurance compared with the penalty for not offering plans.

The Supreme Court Thursday upheld President Obama’s healthcare law that expands insurance to millions of Americans, Bloomberg reported.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Celadon Group has turned employees’ health-care costs from a liability into millions of dollars in savings by making access to care and education more accessible, the head of the truckload carrier said.

Transport Topics found carriers building gyms, hiring fitness experts and nutritionists, bombarding drivers with recipes and other wellness tips, pushing fruit and vegetables into their lunch bags and discounting insurance premiums for drivers who adopt healthier habits.

BALTIMORE — New regulations from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that are focused specifically on trucker health standards will have to wait until next year, Administrator Anne Ferro said.

BALTIMORE — Improving employees’ health can pay off for trucking companies whose unique issues include a lack of exercise and smoking, experts said.

Retail sales rose 1.6% in March, the biggest increase in four months, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

American Trucking Associations will host a webinar on Wednesday, April 14, for its members about what the health-care reform package recently signed into law means for trucking companies.