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Drivers•by Staff•April 10, 2020

Tech Companies Help Truckers Find Places to Rest

With the COVID-19 outbreak restricting the places truck drivers can go for a meal or a break, three companies have added alerts to their tech solutions to give drivers a heads up to open rest areas or truck stops.

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Maintenance•by Staff•April 10, 2020

Goodyear Launches E-commerce Program with Convoy

Goodyear will extend the full capabilities of its Commercial Total Solution to carriers of all sizes in Convoy’s Digital Freight Network – the first online discount program Goodyear has offered through its commercial e-commerce platform.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•April 10, 2020

CDC Issues Guidance for Essential Workers Possibly Exposed to COVID-19

CDC has released guidance for essential workers, including those in trucking, to allow them to continue work following potential exposure to the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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Drivers•by Staff•April 10, 2020

C.H. Robinson, Love’s, Yokohama Donate to St. Christopher Truckers Fund

The St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund, which helps professional drivers who can’t work due to illness or injury, has received large donations from C.H. Robinson, Love's Travel Stops, and Yokohama Tire to help it in efforts to assist drivers who contract COVID-19.

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New Jersey Requiring Face Masks

Effective April 10, New Jersey is requiring workers and customers to wear cloth face covering while on the premises of the essential retail businesses, warehouses, and construction sites that are still allowed to be open during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 9, 2020

Schneider to Pilot New DAT Rate-Forecasting Tools

Schneider has joined DAT’s pilot program to evaluate ways to provide faster, more accurate forecasts of truckload freight rates and market conditions.

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Utah Wants Drivers Entering State to Complete COVID-19 Info Form

Anyone entering the state of Utah via highway, including truck drivers, will be required to fill out an electronic form regarding COVID-19 as of April 10.

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Fuel Smarts•by Stephane Babcock•April 9, 2020

OPEC Oil Supply Cut Could Prompt Higher Fuel Prices

It's possible recent low diesel prices may start heading back up, with news that oil-producing countries plan to cut crude-oil production.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•April 9, 2020

FMCSA Extends, Expands ‘Essential’ Goods Exemption

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended its Emergency Declaration providing hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency relief in response to the nationwide COVID-19 outbreak through May 15.

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Equipment•by Staff•April 8, 2020

Dana Names Laskey to Head Commercial Drive Business

Dana named Ryan Laskey to lead the company's commercial vehicle drive and motion systems business, succeeding Mark Wallace, who has accepted a CEO position outside the company.

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