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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 2, 2018

Spot Rates Recede From Record Highs

Spot truckload rates declined again during the week ending July 28, as the overall number of loads posted on DAT load boards fell 4.2% and capacity increased 0.5%, but the spot freight market is still strong compared to historical averages.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 2, 2018

Daseke Grows with Builder Transportation Acquisition

Daseke announced the acquisition of Builders Transportation Co., a Memphis-based carrier of steel, aluminum, and metal products.

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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeAugust 2, 2018

July Class 8 Truck Orders Set Record

North American Class 8 truck orders surpassed 52,000 in July, setting a new all-time record in what is typically the weakest order intake month of the year.

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Aftermarketby StaffAugust 2, 2018

Diesel Laptops Partners with Diesel Forward for Support, Future Collaborations

Truck engine diagnostics software and hardware distributor Diesel Laptops has formed a strategic partnership with Diesel Forward, a provider of aftermarket fuel systems.

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Driversby StaffAugust 2, 2018

Updated Crash Risk Prediction Report Includes Age, Gender

ATRI has released an update to its Crash Predictor Model, which among other things finds that women truck drivers are less likely to be involved in a crash than male drivers.

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Fuel Smartsby David CullenAugust 2, 2018

White House Proposes Weaker Emissions Goals, Opposes States Setting Own Rules

A move by the White House to roll back automobile fuel-efficiency targets set by the Obama administration and to challenge the right of California and other states to set stricter tailpipe emission rules faces an uphill climb.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffAugust 1, 2018

Help Inc. Partners with Infrastructure Investment Firm

Help Inc., provider of the PrePass weigh station bypass and other truck safety and toll payment technologies, has entered into a strategic partnership with the infrastructure investment firm Alinda Capital Partners.

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Equipmentby StaffAugust 1, 2018

Isuzu Assembles 50,000th N-Series Gasoline Truck in America

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America has announced that the 50,000th gasoline-powered Isuzu N-Series truck rolled off the assembly line in Charlotte, Mich.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 1, 2018

XPO Reports Record Second Quarter Revenue

For its second quarter, XPO Logistics reported increased revenue, net income, adjusted EBITDA, and cash flow.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffAugust 1, 2018

August Roadside Inspection Event to Focus on Rear Impact Guards

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is instituting a new inspection event to gather data on trailer underride guards as part of an effort to analyze rear impact safety requirements for commercial vehicles.

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