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Fleet Management•by Staff•October 9, 2019

Truckstop.com and Schneider Launch ‘Book it Now’ Solution for Freight Marketplace

Truckstop.com and Schneider have completed a pilot program on a new "Book it Now" solution that gives Schneider’s carriers the ability to book freight at the click of a button.

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Safety & Compliance•by David Cullen•October 9, 2019

Don’t Shortchange Training When Converting to ELDs

Lisa Gonnerman, vice president of safety and security for Transport America, detailed what the transition from AOBRDs to ELDs entailed for the Eagan, Minnesota-based carrier.

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Safety & Compliance•by Deborah Lockridge•October 9, 2019

New ATA Policy Addresses Marijuana Challenges in Trucking

More than 93 million Americans now live where marijuana is legal for recreational use – what's a safety-sensitive industry like trucking to do? The American Trucking Associations has endorsed a new set of policies to address the issues.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•October 8, 2019

Randy Guillot Elected ATA Chairman

Randy Guillot, president of Triple G Express, has taken his place as American Trucking Associations' 75th chairman.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•October 8, 2019

ATA Partners with UrbanVolt Through New Affinity Program

American Trucking Associations has debuted the ATA Affinity Program, its latest initiative to provide value to the trucking industry and its members and announced that UrbanVolt would be its first Affinity Program Partner.

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•October 7, 2019

Mesilla Valley Transportation Equips All New Trailers with FlowBelow AeroSlider

Mesilla Valley Transportation announced that it would be equipping all of its new trailers with the FlowBelow Trailer AeroSlider system, an aerodynamic device that reduces drag from a trailer's wheels and suspension.

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Fleet Management•by David Cullen•October 7, 2019

ATA’s Spear Details How Fine Art of Policymaking Delivers for Trucking

Politics, or more exactly how to work political levers to attain favorable policy outcomes, was a running theme of the state of the industry address delivered on Oct. 7 by ATA’s Chris Spear.

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Equipment•by Sven-Erik Lindstrand•October 7, 2019

Traton Group Talks Electromobility, Partnerships at Innovation Day Event

At an Innovation Day event in Sweden, Traton Group outlined the company's plans to share technology between its divisions and invest in electromobility.

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Fuel Smarts•by David Cullen•October 7, 2019

Volvo to Sell Electric Class 8 Truck in the U.S. by End of 2020

The battery-electric version of Volvo Trucks North America’s VNR Class 8 regional hauler— dubbed the EVNR-- is now slated “to go on sale at the end of 2020,” according to VTNA President Peter Voorhoeve.

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Drivers•by Deborah Lockridge•October 7, 2019

Driver Issues Dominate Top Industry Concerns List

For the first time, driver compensation and detention/delay at customer facilities appeared on the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual Top 10 list of the Top Industry issues.

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