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Safety & Complianceby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 24, 2020

Running Pre-2000 Engines, Paper Logs Calls for Right Documentation

The electronic logging device mandate that went into full effect last December had a number of exemptions, and one of them was for older engines that might not have the level of electronics needed.

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Equipmentby StaffFebruary 19, 2020

Q&A: Yokohama Tire’s Dan Funkhouser Looks at the Commercial Tire Industry

Dan Funkhouser, Yokohama Tire’s vice president of commercial tire sales, recently discussed the current state of the truck tire industry and what to expect moving forward.

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Maintenanceby Jack RobertsFebruary 18, 2020

Ensuring the Correct Tire Replacement

Incorrect remote tire replacements when trucks get road service have nagged fleets since the beginning of trucking.

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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 14, 2020

Don’t Use a Cannon to Swat a Mosquito [Commentary]

Entrepreneurship is intertwined with the American Dream. In trucking, drivers may work as an independent contractor as a stepping stone on the path to running a full-fledged trucking company, or they may just prefer the independence of being an owner-operator.

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Fleet Managementby David CullenFebruary 12, 2020

PGT Gives Customers One-Stop Shopping

Part 4: How 4 Fleets are Diversifying in Disruptive Times – Specialized carrier PGT Trucking launched a “single-source transportation solution for high-volume or complex project cargo.”

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Fleet Managementby David CullenFebruary 12, 2020

Navajo Starts Brokerage to Capture More Freight

Part 3: How 4 Fleets are Diversifying in Disruptive Times – Seeing the capacity crunch as an opportunity, Navajo Express opened a brokerage to capture more freight to fill more trucks.

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Fleet Managementby David CullenFebruary 12, 2020

Fleet Finds Ways to Say 'Yes' to Customer Needs

Part 2: How 4 Fleets are Diversifying in Disruptive Times: Intermodal and dedicated carrier Midwest Cargo Systems grows by showing customers what it can do for them.

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Fleet Managementby David CullenFebruary 12, 2020

J.B. Hunt Continues Transformation from Trucking Company to Logistics Giant

How 4 Fleets are Diversifying in a Time of Disruption: J.B. Hunt keeps its eyes wide open for more opportunities to grow, including with its network of small carrier partners.

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Fleet ManagementCover Storyby David CullenFebruary 12, 2020

Diversification in Disruptive Times: How Four Fleets are Doing It

Fleets play their best hand by diversifying into services that can boost business with existing customers and attract new ones.

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Safety & Complianceby Stephane BabcockFebruary 11, 2020

HDT Safety Winner Makes the Grade

In 2010, Kody Wantland answered an ad for a “safety specialist” for a local trucking company after returning to the U.S. after a deployment overseas. Less than a decade later, he won HDT's Safety and Compliance Award.

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