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More than 30 current and former FedEx Ground drivers brought a class-action lawsuit against the company last week in a federal court in Massachusetts, alleging that they were misclassified as independent contractors.

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland’s (D) administration has proposed increasing weight limits for certain trucks in an effort to increase exports, the Associated Press reported.

Mexico may rotate tariffs on U.S. goods until the Unites States resolves a dispute over Mexican Trucks’ access to U.S. roads, the Associated Press reported.

Many fleets are shifting to late-model used trucks to meet their need for additional vehicles, according to registration data provided by R.L. Polk & Co.

Freight forwarder Clark Holdings said that its income fell to $649,000, or 8 cents per share, in the second quarter, compared with $751,000, or 7 cents, a year ago.

Ozburn-Hessey Logistics has named Scott McWilliams executive chairman of its board of directors and Bert Irigoyen chief executive officer, the company said in a statement.

Oil fell almost $1 to below $73.50 a barrel Friday, a six-week low, on a continued uncertain economic outlook, Bloomberg reported.

A pilot program in which trucks made off-hour runs into New York City decreased the average delivery time from the depot to the first receiver by 75%, according to an analysis of the program.

The decisions by three trucking fleets to announce public share offerings in recent weeks represent a sharp change in direction for an industry that went more than five years without a stock sale.