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Equipment•by Staff•April 7, 2022

Road Ready: New Technology Solutions Link Tractor and Trailer

Clarience Technologies announced two solutions to one of the challenges of smart trailers – digitally integrating the tractor and trailer.

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Drivers•by Staff•April 7, 2022

DOT, DOL to Address Predatory Truck Leasing

“America’s truck drivers need and deserve fair leasing agreements, and this work will help ensure that leasing is above board," said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the new Truck Leasing Task Force.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 7, 2022

Same-Day Spot Market Rate Estimates from Truckstop.com

Truckstop.com's new Rate Insights platform allows users to see same-day spot market rates instead of 30-day lane-level rates.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 7, 2022

Werner, Aurora to Autonomously Haul Freight in Texas Pilot Project

Peterbilts equipped with the Aurora Driver this week started hauling loads between Fort Worth and El Paso on behalf of Werner.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 7, 2022

U.S. Xpress, Kodiak Partner to Expand Autonomous Truck Deployment

A Kodiak truck and U.S. Xpress trailers completed a pilot project hauling freight on four round-trips (eight segments), approximately 6,350 miles, between Dallas and Atlanta.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 6, 2022

ATRI Calls for Carrier Participation in Operational Costs Report

Among the for-hire fleet metrics being requested by ATRI are driver pay, fuel costs, insurance premiums and lease or purchase payments.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 6, 2022

White House Nominates Robin Hutcheson as FMCSA Administrator

President Biden announced his intent to nominate current deputy and acting administrator Robin Hutcheson as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator’s next administrator.

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Equipment•by Staff•April 6, 2022

Walmart Deploys Near-Zero Opposed-Piston Diesel Engine

Achates Power’s heavy-duty opposed-piston diesel engine is capable of meeting CARB’s 2027 regulation.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 6, 2022

HDTX Keynote Speaker to Offer Leadership Lessons from Attack on USS Cole

The keynote speaker for this year’s Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange brings a unique perspective to the usual leadership topics. Commander Kirk Lippold, USN (Ret.) was the commanding officer of the USS Cole when it came under a suicide terrorist attack by al Qaeda in the port of Aden, Yemen, in 2000.

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Equipment•by Staff•April 5, 2022

OEMs Remain Cautious of Booking Class 8 Orders

To keep Class 8 truck order backlogs in check, OEMs are booking orders a month at a time, just under current production rates.

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