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During a recent news conference, Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson announced he plans to deploy road crews on more than 20 of the state's roads and bridges, which have been in need of repairs for a long time.

Distracted driving has been an issue for truckers over the past years, and in an effort to improve truck driving safety, a commercial driving school with locations in the Northeast recently joined with the Commercial Vehicle Training Association to curb the problem, reported New Jersey On-Line.

West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, veteran truck drivers in the state and the National Transportation Safety Board recently announced their support of the bill banning truckers and all other motorists from texting while driving, reported the Register-Herald Reporter.

The American Trucking Associations recently added Great Dane Trailers as an allied member, and both companies plan to use the partnership to promote growth in the trucking industry.

Focusing on truck driving safety, Volvo Trucks is working on ways to help truckers remain secure behind the wheel, while also helping companies save money by focusing on fuel efficiency, reported the Business Journal.

LinkAmerica recently announced its plans to relocate to Fort Worth's CentrePort Business Park in the upcoming months, which the company believes will open up new opportunities in the high traffic Fort Worth, Texas, area.

Watsontown Trucking has expanded in recent months, causing the Pennsylvania company to bring on new employees.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services is opening a 42,000-square-foot facility in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at the end of the month, and plans to hire 30 new employees.

A recent case study has found M.B.H. Trucking has greatly benefited from from trucking and logistics software products, which made data storage for the company easier and more efficient.

A recent study of long haul truck drivers conducted by the Liberty Mutual Research Institute found companies need to evaluate the safety climates for their lone and remote employees.