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Driversby StaffAugust 21, 2013

Spot Market Freight Rates Remain Strong Despite Weekly Drop

Freight rates on one leading spot market have declined over the past week, but they remain stronger than usual for this time a year, especially in two sectors.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 21, 2013

Transportation Industry Bands Together to Support 9/11 Remembrance Project

The Remembrance Rescue Project is a non-profit firefighter support organization has restored the only two surviving heavy rescue trucks to respond to the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. On Sept. 11, 2001, the entire unit of nine firefighters with the Fire Department, City of New York Rescue 4 unit and 11 firefighters with the Rescue 5 unit lost their lives trying to save others at the World Trade Center complex.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 20, 2013

PeopleNet Recognizes Four Fleet Innovators

Four fleets were honored as “exceptional” innovators at PeopleNet’s annual Customer Appreciation Dinner during the company’s users conference Tuesday in San Antonio.

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Driversby Evan LockridgeAugust 20, 2013

Fleet Group Questions NTSB Straight Truck Safety Recommendations

The NAFA Fleet Management Association has raised concerns about straight truck safety recommendations issued earlier this summer by the National Transportation Safety Board after a study found they were not as safe as their larger counterparts.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 20, 2013

Old Dominion Opens Chicago West Service Center

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. opened a 100-door facility southwest of Chicago. The Chicago West Service Center is a newly constructed facility located in Crest Hill, an area known as a regional industrial distribution and manufacturing hub. The facility employs 91 people.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffAugust 20, 2013

Columbus to Build Second Publicly Accessible CNG Fueling Station

The City of Columbus plans to build a second compressed natural gas fueling station scheduled to open in March of 2014. The new station will service the City’s northern refuse fleet operation, which has more than 65 vehicles, its Planning & Operations Division, which has more than 45 vehicles, and other City divisions.

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Aftermarketby StaffAugust 20, 2013

Elite Support Network Expands Across North America

Daimler Trucks North America’s network of Elite Support Certified dealers has expanded across North America with a number of new locations. The network of dealers committed to exceptional customer service now stands at 113 locations and counting.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 20, 2013

ATA Seeks Nominations for Mike Russell “Good stuff” Image Award

American Trucking Associations is seeking nominations for the seventh annual Mike Russell “Good stuff” Trucking Image Award.

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Fleet Managementby Oliver PattonAugust 20, 2013

After the Hours-of-Service Ruling: Research on 34-Hour Restart, Action on Capitol Hill

Even as a federal court was recently upholding most of the hours of service rules, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been working on a field study of the 34-hour restart.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 20, 2013

Economic Watch: Freight Tonnage Index Strong Despite Drop

The amount of freight moved last month fell for the first time since April, according to newly released figures.

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