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Equipment•by Staff•May 22, 2018

Xtra Lease Installs SAF-Holland Air Disc Brakes on Dry Vans and Reefers

Xtra Lease is installing SAF-Holland P89 air disc brakes on over 6,000 dry van and refrigerated trailers that it has purchased this year, the equipment rental and leasing provider announced.

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Equipment•by Staff•May 21, 2018

Kenworth Cabovers Receive More Dana Spicer Axle Options

Kenworth’s K270 and K370 medium-duty cabovers will now be available with three different Dana Spicer axle series for different applications.

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Fleet Management•by Evan Lockridge•May 21, 2018

Truckload Linehaul, Intermodal Rates Hover Near Record Highs

The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index continued the acceleration that began in 2017 by posting a record 8.2% year-over-year increase, with the measure hitting a reading of 134.8.

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Drivers•by Staff•May 21, 2018

Washington Fleet Offers Truck Drivers Guaranteed Annual Salary

Smokey Point Distributing has announced that it will pay qualified solo over-the-road drivers with flatbed hauling experience and experienced driving team members a guaranteed annual salary.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•May 21, 2018

Old Dominion Announces General Freight Rate Increase

Old Dominion Freight Line has announced a general rate increase of 4.9% that will apply to rates established under the existing IDFL 59, 670, and 550 tariffs, effective June 4.

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Equipment•by Jack Roberts•May 18, 2018

April Used Truck Prices Stronger Than Expected

Recent Class 8 trade volumes have been lower than predicted, which means pricing has been more stable than expected for used trucks, according to J.D. Power & Associates.

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•May 18, 2018

Europe Proposes CO2 Emissions Standards for Commercial Trucks

The European Union aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% in just 12 years through the federation’s first proposed CO2 emissions standards.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•May 18, 2018

Volvo Trucks Equips America's Road Team with New VNL 760

Volvo Trucks North America presented a new Volvo VNL 760 to representatives of the America’s Road Team program, reinforcing the truck maker’s support for the American Trucking Associations' safety outreach campaign.

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Fleet Management•by HDT Staff•May 17, 2018

HDT Launches Redesigned Truckinginfo.com

Truckinginfo.com, the website of Heavy Duty Trucking, has been redesigned from the ground up, offering fleet users a cleaner, more organized design that optimizes content for desktop or mobile devices and provides a more secure browsing experience.

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Equipment•by Staff•May 17, 2018

Rush Enterprises Founder Passes Away

Rush Enterprises announced that W. Marvin Rush, founder of the company that would grow into the country's largest truck dealership group, has passed away at age 79.

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