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Safety & Complianceby StaffJune 21, 2018

Concrete Pumpers Seek Short-Haul Hours of Service Exemption

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced that the American Concrete Pumping Association has applied for an exemption from the requirement that short-haul drivers using the records of duty status (RODS) exception of the hours-of-service rule return to their normal work-reporting location within 12 hours of coming on duty.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffJune 20, 2018

Transportation Coalition Launches Partnership to Study Impact of Self-Driving Vehicles

Uber, ATA, Daimler, Toyota, and others have formed a new partnership to study the potential impacts of self-driving vehicles on American workers and the economy.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffJune 20, 2018

Help Inc. Debuts Eyes on the Road Trucking Podcast Series

Help Inc., which offers PrePass weigh station bypass and toll payment services, has debuted a new podcast series emphasizing truck safety and compliance.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 20, 2018

Earnings Watch: FedEx Quarterly Profit Tops $1 Billion Mark Again

Quarterly profit for parcel delivery and trucking company FedEx Corp., topped $1 billion once again.

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Equipmentby Jim ParkJune 20, 2018

Goodyear Rolls Out High-Mileage LHS Steer Tire

The Goodyear Endurance LHS tire offers more miles and complements the company's Endurance LHD drive tire.

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Equipmentby StaffJune 20, 2018

Volkswagen Truck & Bus Renaming Itself Traton

Volkswagen Truck & Bus has announced a new name, Traton Group, as it increases its independence and readies itself to raise funds for global expansion in commercial vehicles. Meanwhile, parent company Volkswagen AG is talking with Ford about possibly developing a line of commercial vehicles.

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Fleet Managementby David CullenJune 19, 2018

State of Logistics Report Predicts Rapid Change

The authors of the 2018 State of Logistics Report titled “Steep Grade Ahead,” see the logistics industry “rapidly changing to meet growing demand and costs.”

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Equipmentby StaffJune 19, 2018

May Truck Orders Boom but Production is Constrained

Class 8 truck orders saw another bump in May but bottlenecks in the supply chain have kept production numbers constrained.

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Driversby David CullenJune 19, 2018

House Being Lobbied by 42 Groups to Pass Younger Trucker Bill

No less than 42 trade associations are urging House transportation leaders to back a bill that would create a training pathway for truck drivers between the ages of 18 and 21 to be able to operate in interstate commerce.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 19, 2018

LoadPay Chosen as US 1 Network’s Payment Platform

Transportation brokerage provider US 1 Network has adopted Truckstop.com’s LoadPay as its singular payment method for carriers.

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