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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 10, 2019

Uber Shows It's Serious About Trucking Business with Chicago HQ

Uber is opening a new office in Chicago that will be the headquarters of Uber Freight, its logistics division known for its digital freight-matching brokerage app.

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Fuel Smartsby Jack RobertsSeptember 10, 2019

NACFE Announces Run on Less Regional Fleets and Drivers

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency has released the 10 fleets and drivers that will be participating in its Run on Less Regional Challenge in October, as well as a series of educational webinars focusing on emerging trucking technologies.

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Fuel Smartsby Stephane BabcockSeptember 9, 2019

Deadline Extended for HDT's 2019 Top Green Fleets Nominations

Heavy Duty Trucking is looking for fleets that have made a commitment to sustainability, alternative fuels, and lowering greenhouse gas emissions through fuel efficiency and other means, to honor as HDT's 2019 Top Green Fleets. The deadline for nominations has been extended to Sept. 18, 2019

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Equipmentby StaffSeptember 9, 2019

Daimler Begins Testing Automated Trucks on Public Roads

Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics are actively developing and testing automated trucks with SAE Level 4-intent technology on public roads.

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Safety & Complianceby David CullenSeptember 6, 2019

FMCSA Wants to Delay State Compliance with Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing a partial compliance delay for certain requirements of its final rule establishing a federal Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse.

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 6, 2019

Loadsmart Raises $19 Million for Initiative to Improve Drayage Efficiency

Loadsmart has raised an additional $19 million for its Smart Drayage initiative designed to improve the flow of freight through American ports.

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 5, 2019

EKA's iLoop Offered to Fleets Using Owner-Operators

EKA Solutions is offering part of its "freight ecosystem" to carriers that use owner-operators, to help them maintain the independent contractor relationship.

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Equipmentby StaffSeptember 5, 2019

August Truck Orders Show Modest Monthly Increase

Early reports on Class 8 truck orders for the month of August show a modest increase compared to July, but as manufacturers open up slots for 2020, it seems that fleets are in no hurry to fill them.

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 4, 2019

Increased Detention Times Blamed Mainly on Shippers/Receivers

Delays experienced by truck drivers at customer facilities have increased in both frequency and time over the past four years-- and fleets increasingly feel that shippers and receivers don't care enough about the problem to fix it, according to the American Transportation Research Institute.

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Fuel Smartsby David CullenSeptember 3, 2019

Nikola to Get Injection of $250 Million, Expertise via Partnership with Iveco’s Parent

Hydrogen-electric truck maker Nikola has entered into an exclusive strategic partnership with a major global truck builder “to accelerate industry transformation toward [the] emission neutrality of Class 8/heavy-duty trucks in North America and Europe through the adoption of fuel-cell technology.”

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