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Filings for unemployment benefits in the United States rebounded last week from a four-decade low while remaining consistent with a firm labor market.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released proposed guidelines Nov. 23 that are designed to address driver distraction caused by mobile and other electronic devices.

Old River Truck Sales acquired three locations along the Interstate 10 corridor in southern Louisiana selling Mack and Volvo brand trucks, bringing its total to six in the region.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has lifted a prohibition that prevented Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from leasing their equipment to U.S. motor carriers.

The upset in the presidential election was understandably the biggest news Nov. 8, but plenty of change also is coming for the leadership of transportation legislative committees in the 50 states.

Sensing a significant opportunity to advance trucking’s legislative and regulatory agendas in the nation’s capital, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said he will accelerate the creation of an ATA infrastructure task force to the end of this month.

ATLANTA — The upcoming federal electronic logging device mandate will spur a dramatic increase in technology adoption next year, but implementation could be messy as many carriers continue to wait as long as possible before installing the devices, analysts and technology vendors said.

Aggressively deploying zero and near-zero emissions trucks and cargo-handling equipment is one of the core strategies proposed by the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, in the next version of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan. 

Louisiana's transportation chief said Nov. 17 that taxpayers will experience "sticker shock" when they see how much money is needed to improve roads and bridges, possibly about $700 million per year.