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Settlement discussions will continue in an $18.5 million breach of contract dispute between Truck-Rite Distribution Systems Corp. and R+L Carriers Inc., an executive with Truck-Rite said.

In a potentially far-reaching decision, the Internal Revenue Service has determined that a Southern California drayage operator classified a truck driver as an independent contractor rather than an employee.

The Pennsylvania House has unanimously passed a bill that would ban indemnification contracts that some shippers and receivers force trucking firms to sign.