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Fleet Managementby StaffDecember 29, 2014

TCA Announces Fleet Safety Division Winners

The Truckload Carriers Association announced 18 division winners for its 2014 National Fleet Safety Awards.

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Fuel Smartsby Evan LockridgeDecember 29, 2014

Diesel Ends 2014 at Lowest Price in 4 Years

The average price of on-highway diesel continued falling into final week of 2014, down significantly from its high for the year and hitting its lowest price since December 2010, according to the U.S. Energy Department.

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Driversby StaffDecember 29, 2014

Army Veteran Named Pilot Flying J’s 2014 Road Warrior

Pilot Flying J named Kyle Cones as its 2014 Road Warrior winner. Cones is a U.S. Army veteran and driver for Pride Transport. He will receive a $10,000 check for winning the award.

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Safety & Complianceby Oliver PattonDecember 29, 2014

Mexico Pilot Effective But Limited, Says DOT Inspector General

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proper safety controls in place for Mexican carriers operating across the border, but the pilot program to test the system has too few participants to project the outcome of a full border opening, says the DOT Inspector General.

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Equipmentby StaffDecember 29, 2014

Ryder Used-Truck Customer Service Adds Language Translation

Ryder System is partnering with the telephone language interpretation service Language Select to provide support for more than 200 different languages for the company’s pre-owned vehicle customers.

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Equipmentby StaffDecember 29, 2014

Jost Ships 400,000th Fifth Wheel

Jost International this month shipped the 400,000th fifth wheel manufactured at the company’s Greeneville, Tennessee, facility, which is expanding.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeDecember 29, 2014

Economic Watch: Consumer Sentiment Soars, New Home Sales Drop

Consumer confidence reached its most favorable level this month since the last cyclical peak was set in January 2007, according to the Thompson Reuters/University of Michigan Survey of Consumers, released just before Christmas.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeDecember 29, 2014

Spot Freight Rates Fall from Previous Week

Spot market freight rates posted declines as Christmas approached, according to numbers from the freight matching service provider DAT Solutions.

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Fleet Managementby StaffDecember 24, 2014

C.R. England Names Chief Financial Officer

C.R. England appointed TJ McGeean as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, replacing current company president, Josh England who had been serving in a dual role as CFO since 2013.

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Fleet Managementby StaffDecember 24, 2014

Con-way Multimodal Appoints New President

Con-way Multimodal announced the appointment of Gregory L. Orr as president of the freight brokerage division of Menlo Logistics. He was previously the vice-president of operations of operations.

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