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Equipmentby Steven MartinezJune 24, 2019

Trailer Orders Continue to Slide as OEMs Catch Up on Production

Trailer orders continued to slide in May as OEMs catch up on building orders from last year. But with few signs that ordering will pick up again this year and a slowing economy, could it mean lower prices for fleets in the future?

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 24, 2019

Boyd Companies Appoints New President From Within

Boyd Companies has named former chief operations officer and chief financial officer Dwight Bassett as the new company president.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffJune 24, 2019

NGVA Hails DOT's Adoption of its Recommended CNG Inspection Procedures

U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for updating its heavy-duty natural gas vehicle fuel system tank inspection labeling requirements now match recommended guidance procedures the NGVA previously developed after a lengthy and collaborative review process.

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Aftermarketby StaffJune 21, 2019

Denso Products and Services Americas Names New President

Global supplier Denso has named Hirokatsu Yamashita president of Denso Products and Services Americas.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 20, 2019

Uber Freight Facility Insights Reinforce Need for Speed

Uber Freight published its first report delving into the results of its new Facility Ratings, reinforcing what we already knew -- keeping trucks and drivers waiting at facilities is the biggest mistake shippers make when it comes to being a "shipper of choice."

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Driversby StaffJune 20, 2019

Barr-Nunn Offers Higher Pay for Team Drivers

Barr-Nunn Transportation has announced higher pay and more options for home time for its team truck drivers.

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Driversby StaffJune 20, 2019

Cargo Transporters Looks for Drivers Closer to Home

Cargo Transporters has launched a new driver recruiting and retention initiative called the Acres of Diamonds… Focus on Home Program that will allow drivers to be closer to home when they finish a shift or have downtime in their schedules.

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Safety & Complianceby David CullenJune 20, 2019

Trucking Groups Seek FMCSA Rulemaking on Crash-Preventability Data

A coalition of 10 trucking-related stakeholders is petitioning the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to conduct a rulemaking if the agency intends to change how it analyzes and publishes data on motor carrier crashes.

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Equipmentby Jim ParkJune 20, 2019

ZF Shows New 8-Speed Transmission, ADAS Steering Tech

Medium-duty truck builders will soon have a groundbreaking transmission to add to their data books, and heavy-truck makers will have more steering assist options thanks to recently demonstrated technologies from German supplier ZF.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffJune 20, 2019

Volvo Truck’s Latest Autonomous Push: Predictive Behavior Technology

Accounting for unpredictable human behavior is a major problem for autonomous vehicle control systems. Volvo Truck North America's new partnership with Perceptive Automata is seeking answers to that puzzle.

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