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Our team of enterprising editors bring years of experience covering the fleet industry. We offer a deep understanding of trends and the ever-evolving landscapes we cover in fleet, trucking, and transportation.  

Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2020

Fleet Customers Receive Insurance Discount for Installing Dash Cameras

Insurance provider RLI has partnered with video safety system supplier Samsara to offer a 5% insurance discount for its fleet customers that install dash camera systems in their commercial vehicles.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2020

J.J. Keller Offers Corrective Action Training Courses

J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. has developed 28 new online training courses that can help fleets reduce fines and CSA scores and become more prepared for roadside inspections.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2020

AMX Expands into Refrigerated With Powell Acquisition

Trucking and third-party logistics provider Alabama Motor Express is expanding its operations with the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Powell Transport Solutions, which specializes in refrigerated freight.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2020

WIT, Schneider Name First Driver Ambassador

Schneider, in collaboration with Women In Trucking and driver/trainer Kellylynn McLaughlin, is working to raise the number of women in the nation’s driver pool while supporting professional truck drivers.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2020

Daseke Names Chris Easter Permanent CEO

Daseke has appointed Chris Easter, former Interim CEO, as permanent CEO. Easter has also become a member of the board of directors for the open-deck-focused trucking company.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 7, 2020

January Class 8, Medium-Duty Truck Orders Dip

North American Class 8 orders for January are down month over month but up year over year, according to both FTR and ACT Research. Following a consistent trend over the last four months of averages of 19,000 trucks, January totals dropped to 17,700 units. ACT reports show a similar drop in medium-duty.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 6, 2020

Intermodal Finishes 2019 Behind Previous Year

According to the Intermodal Association of North America's Intermodal Market Trends and Statistics report, total intermodal volumes dropped 7.4% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2019.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 6, 2020

ChargePoint and Natso Collaborate to Expand EV Charging

ChargePoint and Natso have announced a partnership to create a National Highway Charging Collaborative to extend EV charging across the country.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2020

FreightWeb Adds Instant Rate Quotes and Booking for Partial Truckloads

Digital freight broker FreightWeb said its new Partial Truckload freight-matching service fills a “much needed” niche in the freight market – providing an expedited service for shipping partial truckloads of freight.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 4, 2020

Truck Driver Drug Testing, Electric Trucks Featured in HDT Podcast

The new podcast from Heavy Duty Trucking’s editorial team, HDT Talks Trucking, delves into two hot issues in episodes three and four of its debut season: drug testing of truck drivers, and digging into some of the practical concerns of how carriers can add electric trucks to their fleets.

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