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Fleet Managementby David CullenSeptember 16, 2019

FTR: Sluggish Economy Will Keep Truck Freight Flat

Economic activity drives the freight market, but paying attention only to indicators of the economy’s overall health doesn’t tell the whole story of what may be ahead for trucking.

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 16, 2019

DHL Opens Americas Innovation Center

DHL is looking to current and future technology for its supply chain, warehouse, and package delivery services, from robots to machine learning.

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 16, 2019

IMC Companies Founds New Drayage Fleet for Seattle and Tacoma Area

IMC Companies purchased 150 new Mack trucks in support of its new West Coast venture, Pacific Drayage Services. The move expands the company's intermodal offerings to every major rail and port facility in the United States.

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 13, 2019

Schneider Deploys Platform Science Telematics to Entire Fleet

Schneider has deployed the Platform Science enterprise telematics platform to its entire fleet to improve flexibility in operations and improve driver experience.

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Equipmentby Jim ParkSeptember 13, 2019

Volvo Trucks Brings Volvo Dynamic Steering to North America

Volvo Trucks is introducing Volvo Dynamic Steering to North America following five years of production in Europe. It’s billed now as a driver assist feature, but it will likely be a pathway to some active steering technology.

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 12, 2019

EKA Solutions Licenses Trimble’s Mapping Tools for TMS Products

Cloud-based transportation management system solutions provider EKA Solutions has licensed web APIs from the Trimble Maps development platform, delivering automated dispatch and real-time visibility solutions with interactive trip management tools for brokers, carries and shippers.

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Fuel Smartsby Jack RobertsSeptember 12, 2019

Volvo Looks to Future with New Electric Truck, Plant Improvements

At the Technology Summit at the Volvo Customer Center in Dublin, Virginia, Volvo Trucks not only highlighted its latest technology; it also gave reporters a report on the state of the North American truck-building industry and the company's position within it.

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 12, 2019

SAF-Holland Names Kent Jones President of Americas Division

SAF-Holland announced that Steffen Schewerda has stepped down as president - Americas and has named Kent Jones as his replacement.

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Driversby David CullenSeptember 12, 2019

Driver Shortage or High Churn: A Problem by Either Name

A government official expert at analyzing labor trends contends that trucking is not experiencing a driver shortage, rather she sees the problem as one of painful turnover in one segment of the industry.

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Driversby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 11, 2019

California Bill Means 'End for Independent Trucking' in State

California’s governor is expected to sign a new law that critics say would make it difficult, if not impossible, for trucking companies in the state to use independent contractor owner-operator truck drivers.

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