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Truckers traveling on Connecticut interstates are facing the loss of scarce parking spots due to planned state rest stop closings.

Canada’s postal strike continued over the weekend, with workers in Montreal going out on strike Sunday night, which could affect the entire province of Quebec, the Canadian Press reported Monday.

The clean-truck programs that began at West Coast ports are moving to the East Coast, as evidenced by grant awards this month to drayage truckers in the mid-Atlantic region who want to buy newer models.

The Teamsters union on June 1 announced a tentative contract agreement with vehicle hauling companies that employ an estimated 8,100 drivers, just hours after the previous contract expired.

New technology and a changing business environment are having a profound effect on the way transportation services are bought and sold.

Without small brokers serving the industry, independent truckers would be at the mercy of a small, powerful group of large property brokers to secure their loads on the backhaul.

Commercial trailer producers received 19,579 new orders in April, a 71% jump from the same month last year, and the manufacturers’ backlog rose above 100,000 for the first time in the current recovery, ACT Research Co. said.

Insurance executives said they strongly support electronic logging but that use of the devices by truckers will not automatically lower fleets’ coverage expenses because carriers’ overall safety records dictate rates.