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Fuel Smartsby Stephane BabcockJuly 7, 2020

Going Green is More than Just a Slogan for Veritable Vegetable

There isn’t anything much greener than vegetables, so if that’s part of your company name, you better make sure you are, too. For Veritable Vegetable, an organic supplier and transporter based in San Francisco, it is part of how it meets its customers’ — and its community’s — needs.

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Fleet Managementby Jeff KauffmanJuly 6, 2020

Economic Recovery: Alphabet Soup or Tennis Ball Bounce? [Commentary]

The global shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic continue to wreak havoc in economic forecasting.

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Technology Helps Flatbed Carrier Grow

JLE Industries’ goal is “to be the nation’s premier flatbed carrier.” The Pennsylvania-based company has grown from 15 trucks to 350 in just four years and has big plans for more growth this year and into next.

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Q&A: Flock Freight's Founder on Reinventing LTL

Oren Zaslansky grew up in the trucking business, started a truckload company at age 21, moved on from there to a brokerage, and then decided he wanted to see how he could use technology to totally reinvent how we think about less-than-truckload freight.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJuly 1, 2020

U.S. Treasury Gets a Stake in YRC as Part of $700 Million Loan Deal

Less-than-truckload company YRC announced it is getting a $700 million loan under the CARES Act – while the U.S. Treasury gets a 29.6% equity stake in the company.

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Driversby James Menzies, Today's TruckingJuly 1, 2020

Becoming an Owner-Operator in the Age of COVID-19

When Roger Mansfield turned 40 last year, he decided the time was right to pursue his dream of becoming an owner-operator.

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Safety & Complianceby Lori Ilgenfritz, Gallagher Bassett Transportation PracticeJune 17, 2020

5 Things Trucking Fleets Need to Know About COVID-19 and Workers’ Comp

Workers’ compensation is rapidly evolving, as states rewrite their policies to include a subset of employees not previously eligible for coverage.

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Driversby Jim ParkJune 11, 2020

Sick With COVID-19: A Trucking Team Shares Their Story

Lease-operator couple Chanté and Chris Drew came down with COVID-19 in March, nine days and more than 1,000 miles from home. Getting back home was just half the battle.

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Fuel Smartsby Jim ParkJune 10, 2020

Fuel Economy Testing: Are the Gains Too Small to See?

DIY fuel economy testing may not provide reliable data, or gains for certain products may be too small to see.

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Safety & Complianceby Daren Hansen, J.J. Keller & AssociatesJune 9, 2020

Understanding the New 30-Minute Break Rule

Roughly two years in the making, the new federal hours-of-service (HOS) rules have arrived. They could provide drivers with a lot more flexibility — and productivity — if applied correctly.

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