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Fleet Managementby StaffNovember 24, 2020

Council Aims to Digitize LTL

A group of more than 20 motor carriers, brokers/3PLs, shippers, and technology providers has formed the Digital LTL Council to develop a set of standards for the automation and digitization of less-than-truckload shipments.

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Fleet Managementby StaffNovember 24, 2020

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Falls in October

A drop in the American Trucking Associations' truck tonnage numbers in October could be another sign that the economic recovery is slowing, but it also may be a case of seasonal trends thrown off by the pandemic.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffNovember 24, 2020

Strehl Acquires Rocketail, Forms FleetAero Company

Strehl, which makes aerodynamic components for trailers, has purchased truck-trailer aerodynamic systems provider Rocketail and will form a new company called FleetAero.

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Fleet Managementby StaffNovember 24, 2020

ATRI: Trucking Costs Dropped in 2019

In 2019, the costs of trucking contracted significantly, from $1.82 to $1.65 per mile – a drop of 9%, according to the American Transportation Research Institute's annual survey.

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Safety & Complianceby David CullenNovember 23, 2020

Trucking after Trump: Politics as Usual

What will a Biden administration mean for the trucking industry? We talk to trucking industry groups that are active in Washington, D.C., for their insight.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffNovember 23, 2020

XStream Aero Supplier Expands Focus, Changes Name

XStream Trucking's new TruckLabs company name reflects its expanding role in bringing new engineering solutions based on research and data to the North American trucking industry.

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Productsby StaffNovember 23, 2020

TBC Introduces New Truck Tire Brand

Prinx Tires is a new brand of medium-duty radial truck tires for the North American market.

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Equipmentby StaffNovember 20, 2020

FlowBelow Aerodynamic Wheel Cover Now Standard on Freightliner Cascadia

FlowBelow Aero recently announced that it locking aerodynamic wheel cover now be standard on all Freightliner Cascadia trucks starting at the beginning of the year.

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Driversby Deborah LockridgeNovember 19, 2020

California Appeals Court Says ABC Test Not Pre-Empted by Federal Law

One of the lawsuits challenging California’s controversial ABC test as it applies to the trucking industry, where it will widely disrupt the owner-operator model, suffered a setback in the California Court of Appeals.

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Safety & Complianceby Deborah LockridgeNovember 19, 2020

FMCSA Clarifies Ag Products That Qualify for Hours-of-Service Exemptions

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published an interim final rule clarifying agricultural commodity and livestock definitions in hours-of-service regulations.

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