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NewsSeptember 24, 2013

Forecast Projects Trucking's Share of Tonnage Will Rise to 70.8% by 2024

Overall freight revenue will grow by 63.6% to $1.3 trillion annually in 2024 and trucking will see its share of those revenues rise to 81% from 80.7% in 2012.

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NewsSeptember 23, 2013

Rogers Ousted as YRC Freight President

The parent of several trucking operations, YRC Worldwide, has announced CEO James Welch has assumed the responsibilities as president of the company’s national less-than-truckload service provider YRC Freight. He succeeds Jeff Rogers, who left the company for undisclosed reasons.

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NewsSeptember 23, 2013

Cargo Thefts Increase in Most Recent Three-Month Period

A new report shows truck cargo theft during the most recent three-month period increased in the United States, while the value of each incident moved higher by nearly double-digits.

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NewsSeptember 23, 2013

Vitran Selling U.S. LTL Operation

Canadian-based Vitran Corporation has announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its U.S. less-than-truckload business.

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NewsSeptember 23, 2013

Volvo Group’s New River Valley Plant Achieves Zero Landfill Status

Volvo’s New River Valley assembly plant in Dublin, Va. has achieved zero landfill status at its truck manufacturing operations. Waste generated by the facility, which manufactures all Volvo trucks sold in North America, is now recycled, composted or converted to electricity.

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NewsSeptember 23, 2013

Alabama Truckstop Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Truckstop operator WilcoHess will pay $215,000 to settle a class sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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NewsSeptember 23, 2013

Trailer Orders Better, But Backlog Still Thin

Every trailer category posted month-over-month order gains in August, according to the most recent update on industry performance reported in the State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers published by ACT Research Co.

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Newsby Jim BeachSeptember 23, 2013

TMW's Dave Wangler on the Cloud, Mobile, and Changing Technology

ANAHEIM, CA -- As trucking moves to take advantage of rapid changes happening in computer technology, there is both risk and opportunity, said TMW Systems President Dave Wangler in his opening remarks at TMW's Transforum 2013 user conference and in a one-on-one-interview.

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ProductsSeptember 23, 2013

Omnitracs Introduces Android App

An extended productivity suite for the Android operating system was introduced by Omnitracs, including a new point of delivery application that supports activities that take place outside of the truck cab using a smart device.

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ProductsSeptember 23, 2013

Omnitracs Introduces New Integration Features with TMW

Joint Omnitracs and TMW customers will be able to gain integrated access to several of Omnitracs applications including critical event reporting, trailer/reefer tracks portal, driver workflow with automated arrival and departure functionality ad a hosted TMW/Omnitracs portal.

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