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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 StaffAugust 1, 2019

Cargo Theft Rate Drops 14%, Estimated Loss Still Enormous

The analysis shows that food and beverage products were the most stolen commodity of the second quarter and grew when compared to both second-quarter 2017 and second-quarter 2018.

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Newsby StaffAugust 1, 2019

Celadon Secures $165 Million in Long-Term Financing

Celadon Group has announced that it has refinanced its former revolving credit facility and obtained $165 million in new financing.

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Newsby StaffAugust 1, 2019

Kevin Baney Tapped to Lead Kenworth Truck Company

Paccar has named Kevin Baney general manager of Kenworth Truck Company and Paccar vice president. He previously served as Kenworth's assistant general manager for sales and marketing and prior to that as KW's chief engineer.

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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2019

FleetPride Expands Footprint With New Locations

FleetPride has expanded, opening two new locations in the Deer Valley area of Phoenix and in La Porte, Texas, near Houston.

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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2019

FMCSA Proposes Permanent Crash Preventability Determination Program

The FMCSA has proposed making its crash preventability determination program permanent and has opened up the proposal to public comment for 60 days.

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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2019

California Trucking Association Partners on For-Profit Insurance Agency

The California Trucking Association has partnered with Gamie, LLC on a new initiative to launch the Trucking Proud Insurance Agency, which will provide insurance products for trucking companies.

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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2019

Truck Industry Revenues Rose Nearly $100 Billion Last Year

Trucking revenues were up big in 2018, as the industry played a vital role in employment and in the movement of goods both inside and out of the country, according to an ATA report.

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Articlesby StaffJuly 30, 2019

Why Telematics Fits Today’s Fleets

While trucking fleets aren’t required to have a telematics device aboard their vehicles, those that do have seen significant improvements in efficiency, productivity, and safety.

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2019

Despite Slowdown, Used Truck Sales Remain Strong

Used Class 8 same dealers sales were down 10% in June and prices remained essentially flat, but this used truck dealers say that at current levels, sales and prices are still strong, according to ACT Research.

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2019

Natural Gas Truck Sales Are on the Rise

Retail sales of U.S. and Canadian Class 8 Natural Gas trucks have increased in 2019, reversing the declining trend from the year before, according to ACT Research’s Alternative Fuels Quarterly.

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