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The trucking industry and makers of electronic logging devices started 2014 braced for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to publish its long-awaited rule.

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.

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

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.

Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) has introduced a bill that would suspend the latest changes to the 34-hour restart provision of the hours-of-service rule for truck drivers.

President Obama projected that 2014 would be a “breakthrough year” for the U.S. economy.

The proposed rule on electronic logging devices for trucks will not be published until 2014, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Dec. 20.