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Safety & Complianceby StaffFebruary 11, 2020

J.J. Keller Offers Corrective Action Training Courses

J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. has developed 28 new online training courses that can help fleets reduce fines and CSA scores and become more prepared for roadside inspections.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 10, 2020

AMX Expands into Refrigerated With Powell Acquisition

Trucking and third-party logistics provider Alabama Motor Express is expanding its operations with the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Powell Transport Solutions, which specializes in refrigerated freight.

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Driversby StaffFebruary 10, 2020

WIT, Schneider Name First Driver Ambassador

Schneider, in collaboration with Women In Trucking and driver/trainer Kellylynn McLaughlin, is working to raise the number of women in the nation’s driver pool while supporting professional truck drivers.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 10, 2020

Daseke Names Chris Easter Permanent CEO

Daseke has appointed Chris Easter, former Interim CEO, as permanent CEO. Easter has also become a member of the board of directors for the open-deck-focused trucking company.

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Equipmentby StaffFebruary 7, 2020

January Class 8, Medium-Duty Truck Orders Dip

North American Class 8 orders for January are down month over month but up year over year, according to both FTR and ACT Research. Following a consistent trend over the last four months of averages of 19,000 trucks, January totals dropped to 17,700 units. ACT reports show a similar drop in medium-duty.

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Driversby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 7, 2020

Sweeping Labor Bill Would Limit Independent Contractor Use Nationwide

Business and trucking interests are criticizing a union-backed labor bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. Among other things, the bill would rewrite how independent contractors are defined along the same lines as the controversial new AB5 law in California, which would upend trucking’s longstanding use of owner-operators.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 6, 2020

Intermodal Finishes 2019 Behind Previous Year

According to the Intermodal Association of North America's Intermodal Market Trends and Statistics report, total intermodal volumes dropped 7.4% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2019.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffFebruary 6, 2020

ChargePoint and Natso Collaborate to Expand EV Charging

ChargePoint and Natso have announced a partnership to create a National Highway Charging Collaborative to extend EV charging across the country.

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Equipmentby Jack RobertsFebruary 6, 2020

Nikola to Build Tre Electric Truck for Europe in Germany

Nikola has announced that the Iveco manufacturing facility in Ulm, Germany, will be the production hub for the Nikola Tre electric heavy-duty truck in Europe.

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Safety & Complianceby Jack RobertsFebruary 6, 2020

Scania Hails Positioning Accuracy Breakthrough for Autonomous Vehicles

Scania says new positioning technology leveraging the capabilities of the Galileo global navigation satellite system has achieved accuracy down to centimeter-scale levels for autonomous vehicles, allowing tricky maneuvers like merging.

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