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Articles•by Deborah Lockridge•September 30, 2019

Is California Trying to Kill the Independent Contractor Model? [Commentary]

Instead of focusing on companies that abuse the independent contractor model to avoid paying employee benefits, California has decided to do away with independent contractors as a regular part of operations at all.

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Articles•Cover Story•by Jack Roberts•September 30, 2019

How Telematics Can Improve a Truck Fleet's Operations

Integration and data analytics are turning telematics into a valuable, customizable tool that can improve every part of a fleet’s operations.

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News•by Staff•September 30, 2019

YRC Freight Expands Intermodal Operations with BNSF

YRC Freight announced that by the end of the year, the company and BNSF Railway will have onboarded more than 600 branded intermodal containers to improve operational efficiency.

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News•by Staff•September 27, 2019

For-Hire Trucking Conditions Worsen After Brief Summer Surge

August data from ACT Research's For-Hire Trucking Index show a pull back from July’s surprising and anomalous surge and a forecast for continued negative conditions until 2020.

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Articles•by Deborah Lockridge•September 27, 2019

Q&A: Lidia Yan is Changing the Drayage Market

With a background in logistics and e-commerce in both the U.S. and China, Lidia Yan recognized a market need for a simpler, technology-enabled marketplace to match freight with capacity. In 2015, she founded Next, a trucker-centric freight-matching app and marketplace. Since then, she has led the company to 500% revenue growth.

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News•September 26, 2019

Used Truck Prices Slip as Used Truck Supply Grows

While used truck prices only dipped slightly in August, the 1% year-over-year decline is the first since January 2018, according to ACT Research’s latest report on used Class 3-8 trucks.

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News•by David Cullen•September 26, 2019

Equipment-Finance Activity Up Year over Year and Year to Date

The financial indicator that tracks the volume of commercial equipment financed in the U.S is showing that the economy is continuing to see sustained moderate growth in many business sectors.

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News•by Staff•September 26, 2019

RoadSync Additions Ease Logistics Payments, Billing

RoadSync, a digital payment platform for the logistics industry, recently added both direct billing and automated clearinghouse (ACH) payment capabilities, increasing convenience and flexibility to customers when it comes to financial transactions.

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Articles•September 25, 2019

Do You Have What it Takes to be a 'Best Fleet to Drive For'?

It has been a dozen years since the Best Fleets to Drive For program was launched at the depth of the economic crisis. Here's a look at how far the program has come – and what factors are gaining in importance when evaluating the truckload fleets most favored by truck drivers.

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Articles•by Jeff Kauffman•September 25, 2019

Is the Trucking Environment Getting Better or Just Less Bad? [Commentary]

The difference between last year’s high spot rates and this year’s average has dropped — but this year’s seasonal decline was less.

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