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Fuel Smartsby Evan LockridgeOctober 27, 2014

Average Diesel Price Lowest Since February 2011

Fuel prices show few signs of stopping their recent decline, and if expectations about oil prices into next year come to fruition, the ride may continue for a lot longer.

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Fleet Managementby StaffOctober 27, 2014

Celadon Purchases A&S Services Group

Trucking and logistics operator Celadon Group Inc. on Monday announced the purchase of A&S Services Group LLC, a regional for-hire and dedicated truckload carrier.

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Fleet Managementby StaffOctober 27, 2014

Heartland Express Profit Increases 43%

Profit and earnings for truckload carrier Heartland Express shot up in the third quarter of the year compared to the same time in 2013, as loads turned down were the highest since before the Great Recession.

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Fleet Managementby StaffOctober 27, 2014

ABF Increasing Rates More Than 5%

The mainly less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight has announced an increase in general rates and charges effective Nov. 3.

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Driversby StaffOctober 27, 2014

Second Con-way Terminal Joins Teamsters; Two Vote No

The Teamsters Union has gotten the go-ahead from workers at a second Con-way Freight terminal to represent them in talks with company management, but were turned back at two other locations in votes all supervised by the National Labor Relations Board.

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Equipmentby StaffOctober 27, 2014

Eaton Names New VP of Technology

Eaton named Gerard DeVito vice president of technology for the Vehicle Group. The promotion will be effective on Nov. 1, 2015.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffOctober 27, 2014

OSHA Cites Central Transport Again, $145,000 in Fines Proposed

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited trucking company Central Transport LLC for 16 safety and health violations at its Hillside, Ill., terminal.

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Equipmentby StaffOctober 24, 2014

Trailer Orders 'Continue to Amaze'

New trailer orders for September were up 81% over the same time a year ago, according to the latest figures from ACT Research Co.

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Driversby StaffOctober 24, 2014

UPS Female Driver First to Reach 4 Million Accident-Free Miles

On Friday, when UPS tractor-trailer driver Ginny Odom completed her usual 650-mile route towing twin 28-foot trailers from Orlando to Unadilla, Ga., and back, she became the first female UPS driver in history to drive 40 years and more than 4 million miles without so much as a fender bender.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffOctober 24, 2014

Canadian Carrier Leases 100 Ryder CNG Sleepers

Ryder compressed-natural-gas trucks will replace nearly one-third of the C.A.T. (formerly Canadian American Transportation) fleet of 325 vehicles.

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