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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 StaffDecember 16, 2019

Goodyear Acquires Midwest Tire Dealer

Goodyear is expanding its service footprint in the Midwest with the acquisition of the Raben Tire Company

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Newsby StaffDecember 16, 2019

Design Interactive Offers Collaborative Video Training for Technicians

With Design Interactive’s new RCVC training program, technicians are instantly connected to several information sources, including other technicians, managers and training personnel allowing access to procedures, as well as OEM and/or manufacturer's technical centers.

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Newsby StaffDecember 16, 2019

Trailer Orders Fall in November

FTR and ACT Research report that preliminary trailer orders fell significantly in November as fleets become more cautious about freight conditions in 2020.

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Newsby StaffDecember 16, 2019

Rush Adds Service Package to New Truck Purchases

A new, comprehensive maintenance package will be standard with every new truck purchased from Rush Truck Centers, the national truck dealer announced.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2019

YRC Hit by Industrial Slowdown, Makes Leadership Changes

The industrial slowdown has hit less-than-truckload giant YRC Worldwide, which reported tonnage is down significantly compared to a year ago, as it announced changes to its CFO and board of directors.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2019

Zurich, Vindati Offer Stand-Alone Truck Cargo Coverage

Zurich Insurance has teamed up with underwriter Vindati to launch a new stand-alone Motor Truck Cargo insurance program for for-hire and contract trucking operations.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2019

Spot Van Rate Hits High Point

The national average spot van rate hit its highest level since last January and load-to-truck ratios for all three equipment types surged during the week ending Dec. 8, according to DAT Solutions.

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Articlesby StaffDecember 11, 2019

New Tire Management Systems Go Beyond Traditional TPMS, ATIS

The latest onboard tire-management systems go far beyond just monitoring and maintaining tire pressure on the road, using telematics, data analytics, and machine learning, as we saw in several announcements at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2019

Autonomous Truck Makes Coast-to-Coast Run for Land O'Lakes

Plus.ai's SAE-Level-4 autonomous truck recently completed a coast-to-coast commercial freight run hauling a refrigerated load for Land O’Lakes. The 2,800-mile, hub-to-hub trip was completed in less than three days.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2019

HDT Truck Fleet Innovator Deadline Approaching

Time's almost up for this year's HDT Truck Fleet Innovators submissions, with all entries due by Dec. 20, 2019.

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