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NewsOctober 1, 2015

AT&T Offers Global Container Tracking

AT&T is offering customized asset tracking for businesses to manage shipping containers that makes use of the company’s global network.

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Articlesby Jim BeachSeptember 30, 2015

Carriers Want Support, Customization From Software Vendors

Vendor customization and electronic data integration were the top vendor and software factors fleet managers consider when buying software, according to a survey conducted by Carrier Logistics Inc.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeSeptember 30, 2015

Spot Market Freight Rates Remain Stuck

Freight rates on the spot market continue in their holding pattern, moving up little from one week to the next, according to the freight-matching service DAT Solutions.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeSeptember 30, 2015

Economic Watch: September Job Additions Total 200,000

Private sector employment increased by 200,000 jobs from August to September, according to a new report from the payroll processor ADP, but manufacturing lost jobs.

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Newsby Denise RondiniSeptember 30, 2015

Economist Shares Positive Outlook at ACT Research Seminar

At least one economist is feeling good about the U.S. economy. Speaking at the 53rd ACT Research seminar Tuesday, Augustine Faucher, senior economist for PNC Financial Services Group, told the audience that the market “continues to look good for U.S. produced goods.”

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Newsby David CullenSeptember 29, 2015

NYC and Pensacola to Test Off-Peak Truck Deliveries

To cut down on traffic congestion, New York City and Pensacola, Florida, will test the delivery and pickup of goods by truck during off-peak hours (such as overnight) through a newly launched federal pilot program.

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Newsby David CullenSeptember 29, 2015

DOT Details New Transportation Investment Center

The Department of Transportation has unveiled specifics about its Build America Transportation Investment Center, which aims to ease the “procedural, permitting, and financial barriers to increased infrastructure investment and development.”

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Newsby Evan LockridgeSeptember 29, 2015

U.S.-Cross Border Freight Movements Drop 8% in Value

The value of freight moved between the U.S. and its next door neighbors Canada and Mexico totaled $93 billion in July 2015. All modes except air carried less freight than in July 2014.

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NewsSeptember 29, 2015

Operational Costs Rise Despite Falling Fuel Prices

Rising equipment costs and driver wages led to an increase in operational costs in 2014, according to a comprehensive report from the American Transportation Research Institute.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeSeptember 29, 2015

Economic Watch: Consumer Confidence, Spending Increasing

Consumers are feeling better than they were before and are spending more money because they are taking home larger paychecks, according two new reports. That bodes well for truck freight.

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