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Newsby Steven MartinezOctober 9, 2018

J.B. Hunt Settles Truck Driver Wage Lawsuit for $15 Million

J.B. Hunt has reportedly settled a class-action driver wage lawsuit for $15 million after fighting the claims for more than a decade, a suit that has been cited in recent debates over when federal rules regarding driver work should pre-empt state regulations.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeOctober 8, 2018

Autonomous Trucks Need More than Self-Driving Tech to Become Reality

How does a self-driving truck get dispatched? What happens when it breaks down? If a receiver keeps it sitting waiting to unload? When it encounters a four-way stop or a policeman directing traffic? These questions and more were explored during a panel discussion at the McLeod Software 2018 User Conference.

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ArticlesOctober 8, 2018

BlackBerry Targets Trucking Industry with Latest Technology

Once known mostly for its smartphones, BlackBerry has pivoted toward developing technologies for the transportation industry.

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Newsby StaffOctober 5, 2018

Turnover Jumps at Truckload and Less-Than-Truckload Fleets

The annualized turnover rate at large truckload carriers and less-than-truckload carriers increased in the second quarter of 2018, according to the American Trucking Associations’ Trucking Activity Report.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeOctober 5, 2018

6 Trucking Transportation Trends for Now and the Future

John Larkin, investment banker and longtime transportation investment research analyst, outlined the trends he’s seeing in freight transportation, many of which are being driven by the evolution of the retail supply chain.

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ArticlesOctober 4, 2018

Nominations Open for HDT's 2019 Truck Fleet Innovators

Heavy Duty Trucking's editors are looking for the industry's most innovative leaders. Whether it's in recruiting and retaining drivers, fuel economy, sustainability, technology, equipment specs, maintenance practices, or other areas, we want to find the fleet executives who are leading the industry with innovative solutions.

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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2018

Webinar Discusses Gaining a Full View of Fleet Maintenance Through Data Aggregation

Heavy Duty Trucking magazine is offering a free webinar with experts from Transervice and Trimble Transportation about using data to gain a comprehensive view of fleet maintenance and measuring its impact on fleet operations.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 2, 2018

6 Ways Fleets Should Take Advantage of a Strong Economy

“Business has been really good for everyone this year. Everyone has all the freight they can handle. So what do you do with that?” That’s the question McLeod Software President Tom McLeod posed to a crowd of customers in opening remarks at McLeod’s 2018 User Conference in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2018

Truck Driver Pay and Fuel Prices on the Rise per ATRI Report

Operational costs increased to their highest levels since 2014, driven by rising fuel prices and pay and benefit increases for drivers, according to a new report from the American Transportation Research Institute.

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Newsby David CullenOctober 1, 2018

NAFTA Deal Seen as Good News for Trucking

The new trilateral free-trade deal announced on Sept. 30 is allowing North American trucking operations to breathe easy again.

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