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NewsJune 20, 2013

FTR Shippers Conditions Index Stable in April Stable, Still Slightly Negative

Carriers are managing productivity, but July's HOS rule change could produce significant capacity shortages.

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NewsJune 20, 2013

Ryder Takes Delivery of First Light And Medium Duty Natural Gas Vehicles

Ryder's new CNG trucks range from 16,000 lb GVW to 33,000 lb GVW, and are available for lease or rent from Ryder in California.

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NewsJune 20, 2013

BestPass Protects Transponder Users from Damage Fees

The two-part service includes a custom form-fitted plastic transponder case, as well as transponder remediation and cleaning performed their staff when the device is returned to BestPass.

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NewsJune 20, 2013

NTTC Updates Tank Rollover Prevention Video

National Tank Truck Carriers has produced a new version of the Cargo Tank Rollover Prevention Video it developed with the U.S. Department of Transportation to help educate water tanker drivers on the special characteristics of tank truck vehicles and the actions they can take to avoid rollovers

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Newsby Evan LockridgeJune 20, 2013

Economic Watch: Confidence, Existing Home Sales Move Higher, Navistar Stock Plummets

“Despite month-to-month volatility, the LEI’s six-month growth rate remains steady, suggesting that conditions in the economy remain resilient,” says Ataman Ozyildirim, economist at The Conference Board. “Widespread gains in the leading indicators over the last six months suggest there is some upside potential for economic activity in the second half of the year.”

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NewsJune 19, 2013

EEOC Files Sexual Discrimination Suit Against Food Distributor

A national marketer and distributor of national and proprietary-branded food and food-related products engaged in a pattern or practice of failing to hire female applicants for operative positions, including as truck drivers, at distribution centers nationwide, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit it announced Wednesday.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeJune 19, 2013

FedEx Reports Big Decline In Fourth Quarter Earnings, Freight Unit Holds Steady

The trucking, airline and parcel operation FedEx, reports revenue increased during its fiscal fourth quarter while net earnings were sharply lower.

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NewsJune 19, 2013

Judge Asked to Dismiss Ambassador Bridge Lawsuit

Despite agreements between the U.S., Michigan and Canadian governments, work on a second bridge connecting Detroit with Windsor, Ontario remains stalled due to litigation.

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NewsJune 19, 2013

Court Rules NLRB Went Too Far with Poster Rule

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has affirmed a lower court decision that the National Labor Relations Board went too far when it required employers to post a notice of employee rights.

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Newsby Oliver PattonJune 19, 2013

Logistics Report: Get Used to the ‘New Normal’ of Slow Growth

Considering the implosion that occurred in the wake of the go-go years before 2007, the current condition of slow economic growth has a certain appeal, according to the author of a new State of Logistics Report.

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