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Fleet Managementby StaffNovember 20, 2014

Warning Issued About Increase in ‘Red Zone’ Truck Cargo Thefts

Logistics security services provider FreightWatch International reports it has notice an unusually high rate of violations of best practices by carriers for in-transit cargo security this quarter.

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Fleet Managementby StaffNovember 20, 2014

Truckload Linehaul, Intermodal Rates Continue Advancing

Truckload linehaul and intermodal rates both posted big gains in October compared to a year earlier, according to newly released figures from the business intelligence service provider Cass Information Systems.

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Fleet Managementby StaffNovember 20, 2014

Truckers for Troops Raises Over $50,000

The Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association’s eighth annual Truckers for Troops care package campaign raised more than $52,000 to pack and send care packages to service members in combat areas.

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Driversby Evan LockridgeNovember 20, 2014

Teamsters Win Another FedEx Freight Vote, Cancels Other Elections

A group of 222 drivers at FedEx Freight's Charlotte, N.C., terminal have voted in favor of joining the Teamsters Union.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeNovember 20, 2014

Economic Watch: Inflation Tame, Existing Home Sales Jump

Inflation in the U.S. was muted in October, according to a new Commerce Department Report, due in large part to falling fuel prices.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffNovember 20, 2014

Obama to Nominate NTSB Fatigue Expert to Head NHTSA

President Obama intends to nominate Mark Rosekind of the National Transportation Safety Board -- a noted fatigue scientist who has studied truck driver hours of service rules -- to the top job at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Fleet Managementby StaffNovember 19, 2014

Business Pushes for Tax Action in Lame Duck

Business interests, including American Trucking Associations, American Truck Dealers and the Truck Renting and Leasing Association, are pressing Congress to extend certain tax provisions before the end of the year.

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Fleet Managementby StaffNovember 19, 2014

Upbeat Auto, Economic Forecast Promising for Auto Haulers

Auto haulers have a good reason to expect 2015 will be a good year for them, following a prediction that new car and light truck sales and leases will hit nearly hit the 17 million-level.

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Driversby StaffNovember 19, 2014

CalArk Increasing Driver Pay in December

The Arkansas-based operation will increase it three cents per mile on Dec. 2 for all company drivers. All company drivers will also be eligible for a bonus.

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Productsby StaffNovember 19, 2014

Double Coin’s RT600 and RR202 Meet EPA Requirements

Double Coin and CMA recently met the requirements for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Technology Program for its RT600 and RR202 tires.

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