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Trucking employment rose slightly during March, the U.S. Labor Department reported, amid growing signs that job growth could accelerate in months ahead as the United States emerges from the recession. 

Orders for new Class 8 trucks in March jumped 21.1% over year-ago levels and surged 35.9% over February’s total as business levels continued to lap 2009’s anemic pace, said FTR Associates.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., are losing discretionary cargo to other West Coast facilities and face increasing competition from East Coast locations, as well as Canada and Mexico, supply chain executives said.

The federal government last week again rejected Pennsylvania’s request to toll Interstate 80, forcing officials there to revise their long-term infrastructure program.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said last week it is pushing back the start of its new safety monitoring system, CSA 2010, until late this year, to give itself time to respond to criticisms and suggestions, and give fleets time to fix safety deficiencies.

The average price of retail diesel across the nation rose 7.6 cents to $3.015 a gallon last week, topping the $3 mark for the first time in 17 months, according to the Department of Energy. 

Total Transportation Services has changed its name to TTS and moved its offices to Frisco, Texas, the company said.

JHCI Holdings Inc., parent of the third-party logistics provider Jacobson Cos., said it acquired Global Transportation Services Inc., a Seattle 3PL that provides international logistics services.

Express-1 Expedited Solutions said Chief Financial Officer David Yoder has resigned, the St. Joseph, Mich., company said.