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Fuel Smartsby StaffJuly 8, 2021

WattEV To Electrify TTSI Heavy-Duty Truck Fleet

Under an agreement with WattsEV, Total Transportation Services will put into service 16 electric trucks to carry loads from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to regional destinations.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffJuly 8, 2021

Operation Safe Driver Week To Begin July 11

Between July 11 and July 17, law enforcement personnel will be on the lookout for commercial motor vehicle drivers and passenger vehicle drivers engaging in risky driving behaviors in or around a commercial motor vehicle.

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Fuel Smartsby Deborah LockridgeJuly 8, 2021

How Will Utilities Deal with Electric-Vehicle Charging and Stressed Electric Grids?

California and other states are scrambling to find electricity this summer amid record heat, with a growing risk of blackouts. If our power grids already can’t handle the extremes being caused by climate change, how are they going to handle the addition of battery-electric vehicles?

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Driversby StaffJuly 8, 2021

DOT Roundtable Explores Truck Driver Recruiting, Retention Challenges

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hosted a roundtable discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing the trucking workforce and federal policymakers.

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Maintenanceby StaffJuly 7, 2021

Report: Frequency of Unscheduled Roadside Repairs Spike

The TMC/FleetNet America Vertical Benchmarking Program found that fleets averaged 29,506 miles of operation between unscheduled road repairs, down 18.7% from the fourth quarter of 2020.

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Fuel Smartsby Vesna BrajkovicJuly 6, 2021

Oil, Diesel Prices Continue to Rise

National on-highway diesel prices rose to $3.33 per gallon last week, as crude oil prices hit their highest level in more than six years.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJuly 6, 2021

Werner Acquires ECM, Expands Fleet by 6%

Werner Enterprises has acquired an 80% equity ownership stake in ECM Transport Group, which expands Werner’s footprint in the Mid-Atlantic, Ohio and Northeast regions.

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Equipmentby StaffJuly 6, 2021

June Truck Orders Moderate As Expected

With 2021 truck order backlogs filled, and 2022 orderbooks not fully opened, orders continue to align with expectations driven by the supply of open build slots.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJuly 6, 2021

Knight-Swift Enters LTL Market with Purchase of AAA Cooper

Knight-Swift Transportation is getting into the less-than-truckload business with the acquisition of AAA Cooper, diversifying into a part of trucking that is historically less volatile than its traditional truckload business.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffJuly 6, 2021

Volvo, Daimler, Traton to Develop Electric Charging Network in Europe

Europe's leading commercial vehicle manufacturers will form a joint venture to develop a public charging network for battery-electric heavy-duty trucks by 2026.

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