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Fleet Management•by Staff•January 25, 2022

Ascend Acquires South Carolina-based Carrier DTS

Dry van and full truckload carrier Ascend will expand its dedicated contract carriage business with the acquisition of Greenville, South Carolina-based Dedicated Transport Solutions.

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Fleet Management•by Deborah Lockridge•January 25, 2022

TuSimple, Developer Building Autonomous-Truck Terminal

TuSimple is looking beyond autonomous truck technology and working on how commercial facilities need to be adapted for self-driving trucks.

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Equipment•by Staff•January 25, 2022

Virginia DMV Installs In-Road Sensors to Detect Truck Tire Defects

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles' in-road sensor technology enables weigh station techs to identify commercial vehicles traveling with flat, missing, mismatched or underinflated tires.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•January 25, 2022

Steadier Diesel Prices Help Trucking Conditions Rebound

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for November 2021 rebounded from October due to steadier diesel prices, and firmer freight volumes and rates.

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Fuel Smarts•by Jack Roberts•January 24, 2022

NACFE: Electric Trucks Deliver

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency conducted a real-world study of electric truck fleet operations and found them to be a viable and effective alternative to gasoline- and diesel-powered commercial vehicles.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•January 21, 2022

Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange Scheduled for September 2022

Find out why Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange is different from other trucking industry events.

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•January 21, 2022

Proterra to Supply Batteries for Nikola’s Zero-Emission Class 8 Trucks

Proterra entered into a multi-year supply agreement to power Nikola’s Tre battery-electric and fuel-cell-electric Class 8 trucks.

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Drivers•by Deborah Lockridge•January 21, 2022

No Cross-Border Trucking for Unvaccinated Drivers

Neither Canada nor the U.S. will allow truck drivers from the other country to cross the border unless they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•January 21, 2022

ATA Logs Truck Tonnage Increase in December 2021

December's truck tonnage increase is reflective of a still growing goods-economy, explains ATA’s chief economist.

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Drivers•by Deborah Lockridge•January 21, 2022

New Alternative Vision Standard for Commercial Drivers

After years of issuing exemptions on an individual basis for commercial drivers with poor or no vision in one eye, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has adopted a new program for such drivers to become qualified.

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