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Articlesby Jim ParkJune 24, 2015

QuickSpin: Freightliner 122SD 8x8 Extreme Heavy-Haul

Freightliner can build its 122SD heavy-haul vocational chassis into any number of extreme configurations, but this oil-field hauler is one to be reckoned with. This truck lives for roads that would break your average highway hauler in half.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeJune 24, 2015

Econ Watch: GDP Slowdown Less Than Thought

The U.S. economy contracted less in the first quarter of the year than previously estimated, according to a Commerce Department report released Wednesday.

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NewsJune 24, 2015

Ky. Fleet Employee Indicted for Missing Tires

A former fleet employee of the City of Ashland, Ky., has been indicted for purchasing $143,000 in tires that are unaccounted for.

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NewsJune 24, 2015

Spot Freight Rates Drop Over Past Week

Average spot truckload rates dipped during the week ending June 20 compared to the previous week but remain well above the averages for May, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.

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NewsJune 23, 2015

May Truck Tonnage Increases But Remains Weak

Soft manufacturing numbers are still affecting truck freight, with the American Trucking Associations' Truck Tonnage Index rising only 1.1% in May following a 1.4% loss in April.

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Newsby David CullenJune 23, 2015

State of Logistics: Truck Drivers Sorely Wanted

The numbers are in and 2014 was the “best year for the supply chain industry since the Great Recession.” Nonetheless, the truck-driver shortage still greatly concerns the logistics sector.

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NewsJune 23, 2015

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Replaces CEO

Jecka Glasman will succeed Todd Bloom as president and CEO for Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (MFTA) on July 1, the company has announced.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeJune 23, 2015

Economic Watch: Durable Goods Fall as Manufacturing Slows

A first look at May orders and shipments of manufactured durable goods, a key indicator for trucking freight.

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NewsJune 23, 2015

Port Truckers Protest in New Orleans

Truckers at the Port of New Orleans are sick and tired of handling damaged boxes that they don't get paid for and are protesting, according to a local TV station.

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NewsJune 22, 2015

East Coast Ports Could Gain 10% of Asian Goods by 2020

Following an expansion of the Panama Canal in 2016, up to 10% of container traffic to the U.S. from East Asia could shift from West Coast ports to East Coast ports by 2020, according to research by the Boston Consulting Group and C.H. Robinson.

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