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Fleet Managementby StaffOctober 1, 2019

Roadrunner to Cut Equipment, Terminals and Jobs in Downsizing Effort

Roadrunner Transportation Systems says it will downsize its unprofitable dry van business, part of the company’s truckload segment.

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 30, 2019

YRC Freight Expands Intermodal Operations with BNSF

YRC Freight announced that by the end of the year, the company and BNSF Railway will have onboarded more than 600 branded intermodal containers to improve operational efficiency.

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Safety & Complianceby David CullenSeptember 30, 2019

DOT Audit: FMCSA Short on Data Needed to Fix CSA Program

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's effort to improve its safety-compliance regime for commercial vehicles may be lacking in data needed to properly implement changes aimed at improving the way it assesses motor carrier safety performance.

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Equipmentby Jack RobertsSeptember 27, 2019

Continental Unveils Third Generation Intelligent Construction Tires

Continental says its new Generation 3 series of construction tires are not only tough — but intelligent, too.

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 27, 2019

For-Hire Trucking Conditions Worsen After Brief Summer Surge

August data from ACT Research's For-Hire Trucking Index show a pull back from July’s surprising and anomalous surge and a forecast for continued negative conditions until 2020.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffSeptember 27, 2019

Port Trucking Company Replaces Diesel with Natural Gas Trucks

Total Transportation Services announced that it is replacing its entire diesel trucking fleet with natural gas trucks to reduce emissions and plans to fuel the new vehicles with renewable natural gas.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffSeptember 27, 2019

Cummins, Hyundai Team up to Commercialize Electric, Fuel-Cell Powertrains

Cummins and Hyundai are teaming up to develop and commercialize electric and fuel cell powertrains, starting with the North American commercial vehicle market.

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Fleet Managementby HDT StaffSeptember 26, 2019

Used Truck Prices Slip as Used Truck Supply Grows

While used truck prices only dipped slightly in August, the 1% year-over-year decline is the first since January 2018, according to ACT Research’s latest report on used Class 3-8 trucks.

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Fleet Managementby David CullenSeptember 26, 2019

Equipment-Finance Activity Up Year over Year and Year to Date

The financial indicator that tracks the volume of commercial equipment financed in the U.S is showing that the economy is continuing to see sustained moderate growth in many business sectors.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffSeptember 26, 2019

Positive Drug Tests Rise by Double-Digits in 1/3 of Industry Sectors

According to a new analysis by Quest Diagnostics, one-third of U.S. industry sectors experienced year-over-year double-digit increases in positive workforce drug tests between 2015 and 2018, with marijuana the most commonly detected drug.

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