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Driversby David CullenApril 20, 2016

Missouri Wants Exemptions to Help Turn Veterans into Truckers

The Show-Me State is showing how the federal government could make it easier for vets to become truckers.

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Fleet Managementby StaffApril 20, 2016

Teletrac Navman Drive App Suite Added to Garmin Device

The Garmin 670 will now support the Teletrac Navman Drive suite of apps with routing, fleet management and compliance features for drivers.

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Fleet Managementby StaffApril 20, 2016

March Truck Tonnage Index Down But Still Solid

After a surge in February, the American Trucking Associations' For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased in March, taking away about half of the gains made the month before.

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Fleet Managementby StaffApril 20, 2016

Trailer Orders Come in Well Below Expectations

U.S. trailer net order numbers in March missed analyst projections, coming in well below expectations, according to FTR report.

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Fleet Managementby StaffApril 20, 2016

Mitsubishi Fuso Names New VP, Service Operations

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (MFTA) has promoted Scott Coyle to vice president, service operations for North America.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeApril 20, 2016

U.S. Spot Freight Rates Decline, Canadian Spot Market Improves

A decline in available freight and an increase in truck capacity pushed spot truckload rates down across all three equipment types during the week ending April 16, according to DAT Solutions and its network of load boards.

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Equipmentby StaffApril 19, 2016

High Class 8 Supply Reduces Prices in First Quarter

Three- to five-year-old trucks lost about 10% of their retail value and 2.5% of their wholesale value from the fourth quarter of last year to the first quarter of this year.

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Equipmentby StaffApril 19, 2016

Daimler Trucks North America Opens New HQ

Daimler Trucks North America opened its nine-story headquarters building on its corporate campus in north Portland, Ore.

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Safety & Complianceby David CullenApril 19, 2016

Safety Groups Oppose Changing HOS in THUD Bill

A broad coalition of interest groups is lobbying Congress “to oppose any special interest anti-truck safety riders including changes to the truck driver hours of service rules..."

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Fleet Managementby David CullenApril 19, 2016

Congested Roads Run Up Trucking Costs Almost $50 Billion

Traffic congestion on highways drove operational costs for trucking up by more than $49.6 billion in 2014, according to the American Transportation Research Institute.

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