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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 StaffSeptember 6, 2019

Loadsmart Raises $19 Million for Initiative to Improve Drayage Efficiency

Loadsmart has raised an additional $19 million for its Smart Drayage initiative designed to improve the flow of freight through American ports.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2019

EKA's iLoop Offered to Fleets Using Owner-Operators

EKA Solutions is offering part of its "freight ecosystem" to carriers that use owner-operators, to help them maintain the independent contractor relationship.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2019

August Truck Orders Show Modest Monthly Increase

Early reports on Class 8 truck orders for the month of August show a modest increase compared to July, but as manufacturers open up slots for 2020, it seems that fleets are in no hurry to fill them.

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Articlesby StaffSeptember 4, 2019

ELDs: The Final Countdown

A special downloadable supplement by the editorial staff of Heavy Duty Trucking magazine, "ELDs: The Final Countdown," offers in-depth information on managing the ELD-to-AOBRD transition and getting the most out of electronic logging devices.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 4, 2019

Increased Detention Times Blamed Mainly on Shippers/Receivers

Delays experienced by truck drivers at customer facilities have increased in both frequency and time over the past four years-- and fleets increasingly feel that shippers and receivers don't care enough about the problem to fix it, according to the American Transportation Research Institute.

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Videosby StaffSeptember 3, 2019

Focus On... Behind the Scenes of Mack RoadLife 2.0 [Video]

Mack Trucks sent a film crew to Valdez, Alaska to shoot an episode of its RoadLife video series about a Mack Granite snowplow and the Alaska DOT crew that works to keep the Thompson Pass open in winter. Equipment Editor Jim Park went with the crew to film the filming of RoadLife 2.0: Alaska DOT. 

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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2019

Hurricane Dorian Prompts Emergency Declarations Across Southeast

After pummeling the Bahamas for a few days, Hurricane Dorian has begun to move toward the Atlantic coast, prompting the FMCSA to issue a regional emergency declaration in 10 states that suspends certain trucking regulations.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2019

East Names New Director of National Fleet Sales

East Manufacturing has promoted Douglas Kenny to director of national fleet sales, where he’ll be responsible for fleet sales in North America.

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Newsby StaffAugust 30, 2019

Over 12,000 Trucks Put Out of Service in Roadcheck Inspection Blitz

More than 12,000 vehicles were placed out of service due to critical inspection violations during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s International Roadcheck in June.

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Newsby StaffAugust 29, 2019

Autonomous Trucking Startup's New Chief Is 'Closing the Curtain on Safety Theater'

With a new CEO who eschews the hype behind self-driving trucks, autonomous-truck startup Pronto says it plans to roll out its first commercial product to customers this year that will "add a safety layer to commercial trucks."

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