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Products•October 10, 2018

J.J. Keller Service Handles Safety Performance Verification Requests for Former Drivers

J.J. Keller & Associates is now offering the DOT Previous Employer Verification Service, designed to provide prospective employers of former drivers with a safety performance history record.

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News•by David Cullen•October 10, 2018

ATA’s Manning Highlights Trucking Lobby’s Top 7 Priorities

Dave Manning, whose term as the 73rd chairman of the American Trucking Associations wraps up at the end of this month, outlined ATA’s top seven legislative and regulatory priorities as 2018 heads into 2019.

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News•by Steven Martinez•October 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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Articles•by Deborah Lockridge•October 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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Articles•October 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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News•by Staff•October 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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Articles•by Deborah Lockridge•October 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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Articles•October 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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News•by Staff•October 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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News•by Deborah Lockridge•October 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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