Livestock haulers ask FMCSA for relief following cyberattack on meat processor

Trucking news and briefs for Friday, June 4, 2021:Cattle group seeks regulatory relief for livestock haulers after JBS cyberattackA cyberattack on Memorial Day targeting the world’s largest meat processor, JBS, that shut down at least some of the company’s 84 U.S. facilities has prompted the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association to ask the DOT for regulatory relief for livestock and meat haulers. Melton offering largest driver pay increase in company’s historyMelton Truck Lines (CCJ Top 250, No. The increase will start student drivers at 47 cents per mile and give the most experienced drivers 63 cents per mile. Food hauler increasing driver payDot Transportation Inc. (DTI), the affiliate trucking company of Dot Foods, is raising pay for all drivers fleetwide. Former NHTSA exec joins autonomous firmAutonomous trucking firm Locomation has hired former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration executive Sean Rushton.