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News•August 22, 2018

Mack's New Top Dog Addresses Company Successes and Challenges

The economy boom has helped sales, but also increased supply and logistics costs, says Martin Weissburg, the new head of Mack Trucks.

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News•by Staff•August 21, 2018

Spot Rates Return to Pre-Summer Levels

The spot market continues to cool a bit, with fewer loads posted and lower national average spot truckload rates, according to DAT.

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News•by Staff•August 21, 2018

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Remains 'Very Strong'

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 1.9% in July and was up 8.6% over last year.

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Articles•by Deborah Lockridge•August 20, 2018

Q&A: Fenn Church on ELDs, Infrastructure, and Trucking in Alabama

Mandatory ELDs may level the playing field, but it's still a battle to get some customers to understand the constraints that the hours of service rules play. That's just one challenge facing Fenn Church, president of Church Transportation, as he leads the Alabama Trucking Association this year.

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News•by Staff•August 20, 2018

FTR: Trucking Capacity Remaining ‘Very Tight’

The FTR Trucking Conditions Index for June came in “basically unchanged” from May-- which the research group said reflects that trucking capacity “remains very tight.”

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Photo Galleries•by Staff•August 17, 2018

2018 Fact Book: Highways

The decline of our nation's highways is evident in our 2018 Fact Book, with statistics indicating increasing congestion in our busiest regions and an increasing need for repair.

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Photo Galleries•by Staff•August 17, 2018

2018 Fact Book: Trucking Industry Stats

Heavy Duty Trucking Magazine's annual Fact Book is a statistical overview of the trucking industry presented in graphical format to give readers a snapshot of the trucking industry as it is today.

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News•by Staff•August 16, 2018

Senate Bill Would Allow Younger Interstate Truck Drivers

Three Republican Senators introduced a companion bill to the DRIVE-Safe Act that was proposed in the House of Representatives earlier this year that would lower the age requirement for new interstate truck drivers to 18 under certain conditions.

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News•by Staff•August 16, 2018

Love’s Opens New Location Near Portland, Oregon

Love’s Travel Stops opened a new location in Millersburg, Oregon, offering more truck parking spaces along the Interstate 5 corridor.

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News•by Staff•August 16, 2018

Cargofy Incorporates AI Virtual Assistant Into Freight Matching Service

Cargofy has created an artificial intelligence virtual assistant for its freight-matching service that the company described as a “Siri for truck drivers.”

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