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The Coalition of the Nevada Trucking Industry recently announced it is teaming up with Truckers Against Trafficking to put an end to child trafficking on U.S. highways and in truck stops.

A CDL training provider recently teamed up with Washington-Holmes Technical Center in Chipley, Florida, to offer free commercial driver training courses to those seeking work in Leon, Gadsden or Wakulla counties, reported Business Matters.

According to Minneapolis CBS affiliate WCCO, the economy is compelling many more people to enter the relatively healthy trucking industry from other construction jobs, making CDL training even more important across the United States.

According to Austin, Minnesota, ABC affiliate KAAL, an expected shortage of truckers of up to 400,000 in the United States is driving the trucking industry to call out for more workers.

New regulations for truck driving hours will be put into effect on February 27, which will limit the amount of time truck drivers can spend on the road on a given day.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently proposed a set of guidelines to automobile makers that would decrease the number of distracted drivers across the country.

Volvo Trucks and Michelin recently announced they will sponsor the fourth annual $25,000 Volvo Trucks Safety Award, which will celebrate truck driving safety measures used by North American fleets.

A trucking company is Georgia recently announced it plans to train its 1,000 drivers on environmental sustainability and carbon emission practices.

A recently proposed Amendment to the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 might jeopardize thousands of jobs at businesses that line the nation's highways, including truck stops.

According to The Associated Press, an Ohio House of Representatives committee recently passed legislation that would increase the speed limit for cars and trucks on the state's Interstate highways from 65 to 70 miles per hour.