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Safety & Complianceby James Menzies, Today’s TruckingAugust 6, 2020

Trucking Groups Bring Wish Lists to FMCSA

Infrastructure investments, including additional truck parking, and the allowance of hair testing by the DOT were among the items trucking industry lobbyists appealed for at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Truck Safety Summit.

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Equipmentby StaffAugust 5, 2020

July’s Class 8 Orders See a Surge

According to both ACT Research and FTR, preliminary North American Class 8 net orders jumped to around 20,000 units in July. This 27-28% increase effectively doubled the amount of trucks sold in July 2019.

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Driversby StaffAugust 5, 2020

Driver iQ’s Improved Background Check Service

Driver iQ’s SafeCarrier is a new background screening service that leverages its parent company Cisive’s technology and data combined with Driver iQ’s industry knowledge to offer a solution specific to the trucking industry.

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Maintenanceby StaffAugust 5, 2020

Thermo King Launches Elite Service Delivery Model

Thermo King has officially launched a new elite and standardized service model after successfully piloting the program at dealerships in North America and Europe.

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FHWA, NHTSA Administrators Highlight Work on ADAS, Truck Parking

The leaders of the Federal Highway Administration and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration lauded trucking for its work during COVID-19 and addressed safety issues such as truck parking and advanced driver assistance systems during the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's 2020 Trucking Safety Summit.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 5, 2020

C.H. Robinson Enhances Self-Shipping Tool

C.H. Robinson recently added new tech enhancements to its self-shipping tool Freightquote to further automate and simplify the shipping process for small business owners.

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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeAugust 5, 2020

Levandowski Sentenced for Stealing Autonomous Vehicle Documents

Self-driving truck entrepreneur Anthony Levandowski has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing trade secrets related to autonomous vehicles, in what the judge called “the "biggest trade secret crime I have ever seen."

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Safety & Complianceby StaffAugust 4, 2020

Drivewyze Adds 12 New Weigh Station Bypasses in Montana, Illinois

Drivewyze recently added 12 new locations in Montana and Illinois, expanding the company’s weigh station services in both states with more bypass opportunities: Montana now has 12 sites, Illinois has 17.

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Driversby StaffAugust 4, 2020

Driver Feedback Gauges First 6 months of 2020

Since the beginning of 2020, WorkHound has been collecting driver feedback on everything from pay to COVID-19, safety, and logistics.

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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeAugust 4, 2020

DTNA's New Engineering Chief on Autonomous Tech, Electric Trucks and More

When Rainer Müller-Finkeldei started working on artificial intelligence at Daimler in 1995, few people knew what AI was or had heard of neural networks. Now he’s in the thick of autonomous truck development and more as the new senior vice president of engineering and technology at Daimler Trucks North America.

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