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Driversby Deborah LockridgeNovember 19, 2020

California Appeals Court Says ABC Test Not Pre-Empted by Federal Law

One of the lawsuits challenging California’s controversial ABC test as it applies to the trucking industry, where it will widely disrupt the owner-operator model, suffered a setback in the California Court of Appeals.

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Safety & Complianceby Deborah LockridgeNovember 19, 2020

FMCSA Clarifies Ag Products That Qualify for Hours-of-Service Exemptions

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published an interim final rule clarifying agricultural commodity and livestock definitions in hours-of-service regulations.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffNovember 19, 2020

HDT Names 2020 Safety & Compliance Winner

As part of the Fleet Safety Experience, an all-virtual companion to the Fleet Safety Conference, Heavy Duty Trucking named Adam Lang, chief risk officer with Halvor Lines, as its 2020 Safety & Compliance award winner.

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Safety & Complianceby Deborah LockridgeNovember 18, 2020

FCC Votes to Shift Part of 5.9 GHz Safety Spectrum to Wi-Fi

The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to split up the 5.9 GHz “safety spectrum” frequency previously set aside for use in transportation for vehicle-to-everything technologies, a plan that has prompted dire warnings from departments of transportation and various transportation and safety groups.

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Safety & Complianceby James Menzies, Today’s TruckingNovember 18, 2020

New HoS Rules: No Big Impact on Fleets

An analysis of electronic logging device data by eRoad has shown recently implemented changes to the hours-of-service regulations have not had a big impact on user operations.

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Equipmentby StaffNovember 18, 2020

ZF CVCS Division Announces Leadership Changes

ZF recently announced that Jon Morrison, president of its commercial vehicle control systems division, will retire at the end of the year and will be succeeded by Julien Plenchette, the company’s Americas region OEM truck, bus, car and fleet business leader.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffNovember 17, 2020

DHL Piloting BYD Electric Tractors in Los Angeles

Global express-services provider DHL is piloting four BYD Class 8 battery-electric tractors in the Los Angeles area, just in time for the peak holiday shipping season.

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Fuel Smartsby Jim ParkNovember 17, 2020

Cummins Reveals Road Map to Carbon-Free Hydrogen Economy

Cummins brings together every phase of the hydrogen energy cycle, from production using electrolyzers, to onboard mobile and stationary storage tanks and the fuel cells that power electric trucks, buses and trains.

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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeNovember 17, 2020

Navistar Takes Aim at Construction With New International HX Series

Navistar has given its International HX Series, first introduced in 2016, a major overhaul, bringing in modern technology and driver-focused features while keeping a classic look. It believes the new severe-service truck will help it expand its presence in the construction market.

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Equipmentby StaffNovember 17, 2020

ACT Research: YTD Used Class 8 Sales Up, Average Price, Miles and Age Down

While preliminary data shows that used Class 8 volumes dropped 10% month-over-month in October, they are still 10% up compared to the first 10 months of 2019, according to ACT Research.

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