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ArticlesOctober 1, 2010

Fleet Management and Fuel Savings

Does anyone remember the days when the only time we thought about high diesel fuel prices was when OPEC decided to mess with us? Fuel cards use to be handed out and drivers would fuel at any place they wanted

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NewsOctober 1, 2010

ATA Announces Safety Award Winners

The American Trucking Associations' Safety Management Council announced its 2010 award winners at its Safety & Human Resources National Conference & Exhibition in Rogers, Ark., this week

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NewsSeptember 30, 2010

FTR's Trucking Conditions Index Continues Upward Trend

FTR's Trucking Conditions Index edged higher in August to a reading of 2.3. The Trucking Conditions Index from Freight Transportation Research Associates is a compilation of factors affecting trucking companies. The August reading, which is the sixth consecutive reading in positive territory, reflects a healthy environment for trucking.

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ArticlesSeptember 30, 2010

2010 Truck Fleet Innovators on The Driver Shortage

Heavy Duty Trucking's 2010 Truck Fleet Innovators offer their viewpoints on the coming capacity crunch and driver shortage.

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NewsSeptember 30, 2010

EIA Analyst Forecasts Diesel Price Increase of 10 to 15 Cents Next Year

Diesel prices are likely to go up 10 to 15 cents a gallon next year over this year, said Tancred Lidderdale of the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Lidderdale heads the EIA's analytical team that produces the monthly fuel price forecast that is a key data point for trucking industry planners. He discussed diesel supply and demand at an Oil Price Information Service conference in Atlanta earlier this week

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NewsSeptember 30, 2010

Food Safety Expert to Address Trucking Group

Government regulation of food transportation practices will be discussed at the meeting of the Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference in Phoenix on Oct. 18

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NewsSeptember 30, 2010

C.R. England Introduces Double-Stack Refrigerated Container-on-Flatcar Service

C.R. England has introduced TempStack, 53-foot temperature-controlled, container-on-flatcar technology to its service offerings. The first shipment scheduled on October 15 from Chicago to Los Angeles

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NewsSeptember 29, 2010

ATA Truck Tonnage Index up From Last Year, Down Month-to-Month

The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 2.7 percent in August, which was the largest month-to-month decrease since March 2009. The index is up 2.9 percent compared to the same month a year ago

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NewsSeptember 29, 2010

LTL Rates on the Way Up at Many Carriers

A number of less-than-truckload carriers announced they are raising rates

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NewsSeptember 28, 2010

Port of LA Revises Schedule for Clean Truck Program Concessions

The Los Angeles Harbor Commission Monday agreed on a new implementation schedule for the provisions of its Clean Truck Program Concession Agreement that had been enjoined by the federal court

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