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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 16, 2018

Senate Bill Would Allow Younger Interstate Truck Drivers

Three Republican Senators introduced a companion bill to the DRIVE-Safe Act that was proposed in the House of Representatives earlier this year that would lower the age requirement for new interstate truck drivers to 18 under certain conditions.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 16, 2018

Love’s Opens New Location Near Portland, Oregon

Love’s Travel Stops opened a new location in Millersburg, Oregon, offering more truck parking spaces along the Interstate 5 corridor.

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Equipmentby StaffAugust 16, 2018

Trailer Orders to Hit All-Time High for July

Early reports on trailer orders are projecting a record high for the month of July, more than doubling the amount seen in 2017.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 16, 2018

Cargofy Incorporates AI Virtual Assistant Into Freight Matching Service

Cargofy has created an artificial intelligence virtual assistant for its freight-matching service that the company described as a “Siri for truck drivers.”

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Equipmentby StaffAugust 16, 2018

Bridgestone Names President of Truck, Bus, Retread Tires

Eric Higgs has been named president truck, bus, and retread tires in the U.S. and Canada for Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, effective Sept. 1.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 15, 2018

Spot Freight Rates Slide, But Remain High

National average van freight rates fell for the fifth week in a row, dropping 6 cents to $2.18 per mile for the week ending in Aug. 11, according to the latest numbers from DAT Solutions.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 15, 2018

Measurement of Truckload Rates Continues Upward Trajectory

The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index for July indicates an increasing rate of acceleration for truckload linehaul pricing, posting the first double digit increase year over year since Cass began tracking it in 2005.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 15, 2018

Trucking Startup Creates its Own Cryptocurrency

Silicon Valley-based truck-sharing startup Do Freight Transportation (Doft) has announced the initial offering of a cryptocurrency called Doftcoin to the trucking community.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 15, 2018

Freight-Matching Tech Firm Cargomatic Gets Funds for Expansion

Cargomatic, a freight-matching tech startup founded in 2013, is getting a second wind with $35 million in new backing.

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Driversby Steven MartinezAugust 14, 2018

California Truckers to Protest Anti-Independent Contractor Ruling

The Western States Trucking Association plans to protest a California Supreme Court ruling that would make it difficult – some say impossible – for companies to use independent contractor drivers.

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