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Companies involved in international trade in the United States, Mexico and Canada put more of their volumes in trucks in February, the Department of Transportation reported April 24.

People from all 50 states and 78 countries attended last week’s Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., with attendance up 9.2% from last year, according to the event’s management.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Anne Ferro and other Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials listened to the public on knowledge testing for new transportation companies, but also heard from truck drivers on the new electronic logging device rule.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Anne Ferro and other Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials listened to the public on knowledge testing for new transportation companies, but also heard from truck drivers on the new electronic logging device rule.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mack Trucks executives want to increase sales of longhaul sleeper trucks, especially this year when they see purchases of North American Class 8 vehicles rebounding from a dip in 2013.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Volvo Trucks is so confident the North American Class 8 market is growing that the original equipment manufacturer is hiring 200 more employees at its Dublin, Va., assembly plant.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Western Star Trucks has expanded production of its Model 4700 tractor to Cleveland, N.C., although most of the vehicles are still made in Portland, Ore.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trucking industry groups launched a campaign here to educate America on the importance of trucking to the nation’s economy and to help recruit a new generation of desperately needed drivers to keep freight moving.