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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeFebruary 6, 2017

Intermodal Shipments Post Fourth-Quarter Gain, Down Last Year

Intermodal freight volumes returned to growth in the fourth quarter of 2016, posting a 1% year-over-year increase that tempered volume declines earlier the year, according to the Intermodal Association of North America.

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Driversby StaffFebruary 3, 2017

Driver Declared Imminent Hazard After 2 Alcohol-Related Arrests

After Tennessee truck driver Eric Ronald Scott was arrested in for two alcohol-related events, FMCSA ordered him to not operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffFebruary 3, 2017

Kenworth Predictive Cruise Update Ups Fuel Economy

Kenworth has updated its Predictive Cruise Control functionality for T680 and T880 trucks equipped with the 2017 Paccar MX-11, MX-13, and Cummins X15 engines.

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Equipmentby StaffFebruary 3, 2017

Truck Orders Hit 13-Month High in January

With the preliminary numbers rolling in from ACT Research and FTR, it is looking like January was a banner month for both heavy- and medium-duty truck orders.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 3, 2017

Kenworth Awarded NJPA Truck Sales Contract

A new contract awarded to Kenworth Truck Company by the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) will expand sales opportunities for new Kenworth Class 6, 7, and 8 chassis to more than 50,000 NJPA members.

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Aftermarketby StaffFebruary 3, 2017

Goodyear Adds Endurance Tire, Service Management Tool

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is rolling out its new Endurance LHD long-haul tire and a new service-management tool.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeFebruary 3, 2017

Economic Watch: Job Growth Continues as Manufacturing Improves

Employers in the U.S. continue to add people to their payrolls at a healthy pace, and there is mounting evidence that the nation’s manufacturing sector is coming out of the doldrums.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeFebruary 3, 2017

Earnings Watch: Saia, Old Dominion, Hub Group

Two less-than-truckload fleets and a multi-modal and logistics provider reported slightly lower fourth quarter earnings.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffFebruary 3, 2017

Greenkraft Prepping New Medium-Duty Trucks

Greenkraft, Inc. plans to expand to a bigger factory in 2017 and introduce a new line of trucks called the G3 and G4, which are larger-sized trucks in weights of 26,000 pounds and 33,000 pounds respectively, the company announced.

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Driversby StaffFebruary 2, 2017

FreightRover Offers Owner-Operators Self-Dispatch Capabilities

Indianapolis-based online freight exchange platform FreightRover has partnered with Celadon Trucking to provide the company’s owner-operators with self-dispatch features.

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