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Maintenanceby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 29, 2020

New Transmission Fluid Spec for Allison Improves Performance, Protection

Allison Transmission has a new lubricant spec for its automatic transmissions, and Petro-Canada Lubricants is the first oil company to meet it. The new DuraDrive HD Synthetic 668 will be the factory fill in Allison automatic transmissions starting Jan. 1, 2021.

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 29, 2020

Banyan Technology, Optym Partner to Digitize LTL

Banyan Technology and Optym are partnering to enhance operations for LTL carriers with Banyan’s Intelligent Pricing suite and Optym’s HaulPlan planning and optimization software.

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Equipmentby Jack RobertsSeptember 29, 2020

Meet Western Star’s Generation X Vocational Truck

Between COVID-19, an economic recession, and Western wildfires, Western Star was forced to do what so many of us have done this year, and call a virtual Zoom meeting to introduce reporters to its all-new 49X Class 8 vocational truck.

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 29, 2020

Eroad Go Eases Dispatch, Pickup and Delivery

Eroad Go connects to a truck fleet’s transportation management system to help dispatchers make better decisions on the fly, while also connecting them to drivers through the Go mobile app.

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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 29, 2020

Technology Preparedness Key to Surviving Disruption: McLeod

Trucking and transportation companies that were well-prepared to deal with disruption using technology and processes have typically done well during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Tom McLeod, founder and president of McLeod Software, kicking off his company’s 30th annual user conference Sept. 29.

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 29, 2020

ATA, U.S. Xpress Reveal Forecasts for Short-, Long-Term

According to the American Trucking Associations and carrier U.S. Xpress, there are a number of factors affecting how the trucking industry will pull out of 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Safety & Complianceby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 28, 2020

New Hours of Service Rules Take Effect Sept. 29

Changes to truck driver hours of service rules, designed to offer drivers more flexibility, take effect at 12 a.m. eastern time on Sept. 29.

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Safety & Complianceby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 28, 2020

FMCSA Denies Request for Longer Workdays for Autonomous-Truck Drivers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration denied an application from Pronto.ai requesting that drivers of its autonomous-tech trucks be allowed to operate longer hours than current hours-of-service regulations allow.

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 28, 2020

TruckPark Now Enables Dispatchers to Book Truck Parking

Building upon its mobile-accessible truck parking app, TruckPark now offers TruckPark Reserve, which will enable fleet dispatchers to make multiple parking reservations.

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Equipmentby StaffSeptember 26, 2020

Used Trucks Volumes Up, Average Price Down for August

While the first eight months of 2020 showed used truck pricing 17% than the previous year, the recent bump from July to August saw a 7.8% increase over 2019, according to a recent report from J.D. Power.

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