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Just as many roads lead to Rome, there are many pathways to recruiting for the trucking industry in today’s tight job market.

Donald Orr resigned last week as chief executive officer and vice chairman of Roberson Transportation Companies. He said he is looking to buy his own trucking company.

Burlington Motor Carriers, Daleville, Ind., acquired Jolliff Transportation of Peoria, Ill., and will operate the company as a wholly owned subsidiary.

By the end of this month, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on three cases that could change who gets to drive commercial trucks in the United States and - by extension - will define more specifically who is and who is not entitled to sue their employer under the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Yellow Corp. found a Midwest and Northeast anchor for its emerging nonunion regional trucking network. It is Jevic Transportation, a publicly owned regional and inter-regional less-than-truckload and truckload carrier based in Delanco, N.J.

Charles Georgoulakos Jr. and his brother, James, owners of C&J Trucking Co. in Londonderry, N.H., were sentenced May 26 to federal prison, a lengthy probation and maximum fines for violating hours-of-service regulations.

The Maine Legislature June 5 approved a hike in the truck registration fee and a 3-cent increase in the state tax on motor fuels.

Hobbs Group, an Atlanta-based insurance brokerage firm, has started a specialty transportation division headed by Alan M. Shetzer to provide insurance and loss-control services for large trucking companies.

An official report recommending against a negotiated rulemaking to reform driver hours of service was quietly published by the Federal Highway Administration Thursday.

Trism Inc., Kennesaw, Ga., said it will not make a $4.6 million interest payment due June 15 on its 10.75% senior subordinated debt due Dec. 15, 2000.