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Todd Smith has been appointed as president of truckload carrier Arnold Transportation Services, Arnold’s parent company U.S. Xpress Enterprises said Monday.

Now that a ban on handheld phone use by truckers has taken effect, attention has shifted to a possible final rule on electronic onboard recorders.

Supply chain software company Robocom Systems International said it has acquired Accord Software Inc. Terms were not disclosed.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Two federal agencies that regularly deal with trucks have outlined ambitious plans that could make the nation’s highways nearly as busy with electronic communications as they are with vehicles, and doing so before the end of this decade.

PAR Technology Corp. said it is selling its PAR Logistics Management Systems subsidiary to telematics company Orbcomm in a transaction valued at up to $10 million.

Without a doubt, however, the single most dangerous thing our employees do in the course of our workday is commuting to and from the job.

Once again, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation has failed to put forth common sense with regards to longhaul truckers’ hours of service.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s new hours-of-service rule is a serious and major disappointment for the trucking industry.

Trucking industry mergers and acquisitions are expected to surge this year because of factors such as tight capacity and eager private-equity buyers, several industry experts have said.