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Articlesby Jim BeachJune 10, 2009

Mobile Communication: Making it All Work

Trucking operations use a number of technologies to improve both operational efficiencies and customer service: transportation management software in the home office, computers or tracking and monitoring devices on the vehicles

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NewsJune 10, 2009

FTR Freight Transportation Conference Starts Aug. 25

FTR Associates, a transportation forecaster, has put its 2009 "Freight Transportation" conference on the radar screen for Aug. 25-27, with economic and transportation industry experts slated to speak

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Articlesby Jim BeachJune 10, 2009

Minding the Fleet

In the beginning, fleet management software mostly meant applications that tied together a carrier's accounting and dispatch functions. Today, such products encompass a number of operational activities and integrate with a wide range of technologies

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NewsJune 10, 2009

Transportation Policy Group Calls for Greater Funding Scrutiny

The Bipartisan Policy Center's National Transportation Policy Project has released its proposal for changing federal surface transportation policy, which includes restructuring federal programs, updating the criteria for formulas and creating a performance-based syste

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ArticlesJune 10, 2009

The Wireless Truck

There has been much talk about telematics on the car side of the automotive business, with GM the highest-profile early adopter with its OnStar product. Yet trucking had the car people beat by 20 years

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NewsJune 9, 2009

Government Ups Oil, Fuel Price Predictions

The Department of Energy is expecting crude oil and diesel prices to be higher in the second half of the year

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NewsJune 9, 2009

TCA Moving Independent Contractor Meeting

The Truckload Carriers Association will hold its Independent Contractor Division Meeting during The Great American Trucking Show in Dallas on Aug. 20 and 21

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NewsJune 9, 2009

Schneider Grows Fuel-Hauling Services

Schneider National is continuing to grow its fuel-hauling capabilities, with a possible upcoming expansion into the Northeast

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NewsJune 8, 2009

Wright Express Resumes Fuel Hedging

Wright Express has resumed purchases under its existing fuel-price risk management program through the fourth quarter of next year

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NewsJune 8, 2009

Diesel Prices Increase, Oil Hovers Near $70

Diesel prices shot up 14.6 cents a gallon this week to $2.498, the largest weekly jump in more than a year, according to the Department of Energy

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