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YRC Worldwide is planning to move 120 jobs by the end of the year from its facility in Akron, Ohio, to Overland Park, Kansas, which is opening up more opportunities for truckers in the area who have the necessary CDL training.

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe of Maine, a Republican, and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, a Democrat, recently introduced a bill that would speed up the process for veterans to receive the proper CDL training to become a truck driver.

FAB Express recently announced it has selected VeriWise Dry Van management system, which the company believes can improve fleet management for its 1,000 cargo trailers, using GPS-based tracking technology.

According to Salisbury, Maryland, CBS affiliate WBOC, the Maryland Department of Transportation plans to make safety adjustments to State Route 404 in Caroline County by widening its lanes.

The American Trucking Associations recently filed a petition with the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia due to concerns with new hours-of-service regulations for commercial truck drivers.

Kentucky recently announced it will begin to deploy PrePass truck technology over the next 28 months, which is expected to save trucking companies in Kentucky more than $25 million in operational costs, as well as reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Working to improve truck driving safety in Florida, lawmakers in the state are considering a texting while driving ban, which 35 states and the District of Columbia have already imposed, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association.

With the Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasting a positive job market for truckers across the United States, those seeking jobs in the Gadsden, Leon and Wakulla counties in Florida would benefit from receiving the proper CDL training.

Electric trucks may play a large role in the future of the trucking industry, if companies are swayed by a recent report by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The Coalition for Transportation Productivity has been researching the benefits of increased trucking weights for around three years, and believes it would allow companies to take a number of trucks off the road, reported the Omaha World Herald.