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Driversby StaffSeptember 24, 2013

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumped 1.4% in August

The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.4% in August after falling 0.6% in July. The latest gain was the largest since May.

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Driversby StaffSeptember 24, 2013

Economic Watch: Trucking Freight Boom Forecast

There could be a lot more freight for trucking to move in the future from the nation’s manufacturing sector.

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Driversby StaffSeptember 24, 2013

Economic Watch: Consumer Confidence Inches Back

Americans aren’t feeling quite as good about the state of the economy this month as they were in August, but they are still optimistic.

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Driversby StaffSeptember 24, 2013

FMCSA Orders Texas Fleet Shut Down

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered Laredo, Texas-based Redco Transport to immediately cease its trucking operations, declaring the company to be an imminent hazard to public safety.

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Driversby StaffSeptember 24, 2013

Western Star Trucks Recalled

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling 650 model year 2009-2014 Western Star 4900 vehicles manufactured May 27, 2008 through March 22 of this year.

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Fleet Managementby Jim BeachSeptember 23, 2013

TMW's Dave Wangler on the Cloud, Mobile, and Changing Technology

ANAHEIM, CA -- As trucking moves to take advantage of rapid changes happening in computer technology, there is both risk and opportunity, said TMW Systems President Dave Wangler in his opening remarks at TMW's Transforum 2013 user conference and in a one-on-one-interview.

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Driversby StaffSeptember 23, 2013

Trailer Orders Better, But Backlog Still Thin

Every trailer category posted month-over-month order gains in August, according to the most recent update on industry performance reported in the State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers published by ACT Research Co.

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Driversby StaffSeptember 23, 2013

Fuel and Oil Prices Decline Over Last Week

The price paid at the pump for diesel is down due to a drop in oil prices.

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 23, 2013

Alabama Truckstop Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Truckstop operator WilcoHess will pay $215,000 to settle a class sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffSeptember 23, 2013

Trillium Building CNG station in Kirkwood, N.Y.

Trillium CNG, a business unit of Integrys Energy Group Inc., will build a new high-volume, fast-fill compressed natural gas public access station in Kirkwood, N.Y., to meet the fueling needs of Willow Run Foods Inc., a regional foodservice supplier and other local fleets.

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