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Sponsoredby HDT Promotions Staff June 5, 2020

Webinar on The Future of Fleet Operations

Discover the initiatives that fleet operations teams have put into place to overcome the challenges of today’s changing workplace.

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Equipmentby StaffJune 5, 2020

DTNA Restarting All Manufacturing Operations

Daimler Trucks North America is beginning to reopen all nine of its manufacturing locations in North America following a three-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Equipmentby StaffJune 4, 2020

Strick Trailers Adds DymondPly Panels to VT100 Line

Strick Trailers will now vertically install Ridge Corporation DymondPly lining composite panels in its VT100 plywood panel vans.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffJune 4, 2020

Nikola Goes Public, Orders Equipment for Hydrogen Infrastructure

Electric-truck maker Nikola has officially merged with VectoIQ Acquisition Corp., becoming a Nasdaq publicly traded company, and announced plans to purchase equipment to create new hydrogen fueling infrastructure.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffJune 4, 2020

How Drivers Can Stay Safe During George Floyd Protests

Some truck drivers have reported looting of packages, bricks being thrown, and other dangerous situations sometimes encountered when they are in areas where protesters are demonstrating against police violence in the wake of the death of George Floyd.

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Survey Offers Snapshot of Fleet Effects of COVID-19

Fewer fleets reported an increase in business for April than they did a month earlier for March, according to HDT’s May COVID-19 fleet survey, which also revealed month-over-month changes in the main ways fleets were protecting the health and safety of their employees.

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Driversby StaffJune 3, 2020

NATSO, Associations Argue for Private Sector EV Investment

The National Association of Truck Stop Owners, along with a group of like-minded associations, recently asked Congress to promote investment in America’s infrastructure and design policies that attract private sector investment in electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

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House Bill Would Spend $319 Billion on Highways, Postpone New HOS Rules

A $500 billion, five-year infrastructure bill introduced by the House of Representatives would not only fund highways and advance clean transportation efforts, but also would delay implementation of the new hours-of-service rule, require a rulemaking on driver detention, push revision of how motor carrier safety is measured under the CSA program.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffJune 3, 2020

FMCSA Grants Waiver to Intermodal Carriers for Expired Chassis Inspections

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently granted a waiver to allow carriers to continue to operate intermodal chassis with expired inspection decals.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 3, 2020

McLeod Software, Vector Partner to Accelerate Fleet Operations

Workflow solutions provider Vector has partnered with McLeod Software, allowing customers access to Vector’s mobile application together with McLeod’s LoadMaster and DocumentPower applications to streamline document collection and accelerate billing/maintenance operations.

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