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Spot Rates Soar as Load Volume Jumps 27%

National average van and reefer load-to-truck ratios were the highest they’ve been since rates...

Spot truckload rates jumped sharply during the week ending June 9 as the number of loads on DAT load boards increased 27% while truck posts fell 0.4%. Higher demand for capacity during a week that included the annual Roadcheck inspection blitz helped drive up rates.

Mack Debuts MP 8HE Engine and HE+ Fuel-Economy Package

Mack MP 8HE 13-liter engine

Mack Trucks has introduced its MP 8HE 13L engine and HE+ fuel-efficiency package for on-highway Anthem models. The OEM said Anthem trucks spec’d with the new engine and package will provide up to a 9.5% boost in fuel efficiency and achieve the Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay designation.

Supreme Court Nixes J.B. Hunt Appeal on Driver Break Lawsuit

Court case on state preemptiuon of federal break rules will be heard in September.

By declining to hear a review of J.B. Hunt's appeal to overturn a lower court ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a class action lawsuit filed by truck drivers against the motor carrier over meal and rest break rules to go forward. The lawsuit is headed to court in September—11 years after it was initiated.

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