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Driversby StaffJuly 2, 2013

Cargo Theft Expected to Increase During Independence Day Holiday

With the long Independence Day weekend, the chance of being a victim of a cargo theft increases dramatically. The new hours of service regulations that went into effect this week could make things worse.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffJuly 1, 2013

PeopleNet Says it's Compliant with Revised Hours of Service Rules

PeopleNet announced that its fleet mobility solutions are in full compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s hours-of-service of Drivers Final Rule for transport carriers operating under United States regulations.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJuly 1, 2013

J.B. Hunt Agrees to Settle EEOC Discrimination Case

Trucking company J.B. Hunt Transport has agreed to settle a racial discrimination charge filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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Driversby Evan LockridgeJuly 1, 2013

Diesel, Gasoline Prices Retreat While Oil Moves Higher

Prices for oil and gasoline turned lower over the past week, with diesel on its sixth week of falling prices in a row. Crude oil, however, is approaching the $100 per barrel level again.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJuly 1, 2013

Donald Mackin Earns Highway Angel Wings

The Truckload Carriers Association has named Donald Mackin of West Bridgewater, Mass., a Highway Angel. Mackin, a professional truck driver for ABF Freight System Inc., of Fort Smith, Ark., is being recognized for being the only person to respond to an accident during a nasty “thundersnow.”

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Fleet Managementby StaffJuly 1, 2013

ATA to Host Executive Summit on Making Trucking Technology Pay Off

American Trucking Associations announced it will host the first ATA Executive Summit to explore strategies that maximize the payback for fleets that make investments in technological advances and data analysis.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJuly 1, 2013

Teamsters, UPS Agree to Extend National Contract

The Teamsters Union and UPS have agreed to an extension of the current UPS National Master Agreement and all supplements past their July 31 expiration.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeJuly 1, 2013

Economic Watch: Construction Spending and Manufacturing Growing, Consumer Sentiment High

Overall construction spending in the United States during May rebounded sharply from the month before, thanks in part to an uptick in spending on public construction projects, while an other report shows manufacturing returned to expansion mode in June.

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Driversby StaffJuly 1, 2013

Independence Day Holiday Travel Forecast Down From Last Year

As Americans celebrate Independence Day, the highways are forecast to be a little less crowded than they were a year ago.

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Driversby StaffJuly 1, 2013

Ohio Ups Speed Limit to 70 Along Some Interstate Sections

Legislation signed into law earlier this year in Ohio pushes the speed limit from 65 mph to 70 mph along rural portions of interstate routes for both trucks and four-wheelers.

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