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New Jersey truckers await–with dread–possible changes in state’s independent contractor law

Like AB5, proposed change from Labor Department would codify state’s version of the ABC test

TRUCKING

Cargo crime continues to disrupt US, Mexican freight sectors

Thieves in Q2 targeted California, Texas; Central and Southeast Mexico, Overhaul says

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Landstar says $3.4M jury verdict, other charges to weigh on Q3

Broker’s annual strategic review results in several impairment charges

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Air Canada flight attendants announce strike date, cargo shipments at risk

Company, workers remain far apart on wages and overtime pay

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EPA aims to keep diesel trucks on the road

New guidance expected to help drivers avoid downtime from DEF failures

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Shreveport outbound tender rejection rates continued to climb over the past week, up 323 basis points from 10.08% on Aug. 4 to 13.31%.

During that same period, outbound tender volumes also rose, up 12.33 points, or 26% week over week, from 47.13 points to 59.46 points.

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Quotable

“What we’re seeing is a kind of a recentralization around California. We’ve seen over the past couple of years, thefts start to spread out, especially along Interstate-10 and Interstate-40 in Arizona, New Mexico and into Texas.”

— Danny Ramon, head of intelligence, Overhaul