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Equipmentby Jim ParkJuly 19, 2021

Nearly 90% of Trucks Pass CVSA Brake Inspections

Results from an unannounced brake inspection blitz by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance show an improvement over 2019, but reinforce the need for ongoing brake inspections and improved brake maintenance.

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Fleet Managementby David CullenJuly 19, 2021

Bumpy Road Ahead as Highway Bill Heads to Senate

Some key stakeholders seek changes before Senate takes up highway bill passed by the House.

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Equipmentby StaffJuly 16, 2021

Nikola Expands Dealership Network

Nikola’s recent dealership network expansion brings the number of Nikola sales and service locations up to 116 across the United States.

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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeJuly 16, 2021

NTSB Board Member to Talk Safety in HDTX Keynote

What’s more important to safety: the driver, management, or emerging technologies? That’s the question National Transportation Safety Board Member Michael Graham will address during an opening keynote presentation at Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange Aug. 25.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffJuly 15, 2021

Chevron, Cummins To Collaborate on Hydrogen Advancement

Chevron and Cummins announced they will form an alliance to develop commercially viable business opportunities in hydrogen and other alternative energy sources.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJuly 15, 2021

FTR: May Trucking Conditions Remained Positive

Stronger freight rates would have pushed FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index to a third straight record, but those gains were offset by a swing in diesel prices. Still, conditions were robust.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffJuly 15, 2021

Investigation: FMCSA Needs to Improve Oversight of CDL Disqualifications

The federal commercial driver's license program has specific rules for when states must disqualify a commercial driver in the wake of a conviction. But a DOT Inspector General report found many times, that's not happening – or not happening soon enough.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJuly 15, 2021

Uber Freight Expands into Less-Than-Truckload

Uber Freight announced it is expanding into the less-than-truckload market, giving shippers a single freight-matching platform for both truckload and LTL needs.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffJuly 15, 2021

Volvo Group CTO to Highlight Sustainable Revolution at ACT Expo

Volvo Group Chief Technology Officer Lars Stenqvist keynote at the ACT Expo will cover how the group is driving towards the company’s ambition of transport decarbonization, as well as transforming into a new way of delivering transport and infrastructure solutions.

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Equipmentby StaffJuly 15, 2021

Volvo Trucks North America, UAW Agree on Six-Year Contract

United Auto Workers union members packed up their picket lines at Volvo Trucks North America’s New River Valley assembly plant Wednesday evening (July 14) after members narrowly approved a new six-year contract.

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