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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeOctober 14, 2015

Spot Market Rates Fall Again as Trailer Demand Slips

Following a surge to close out September, the number of posted loads on the spot truckload market dropped 11% during the week ending Oct. 10, according DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.

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Aftermarketby StaffOctober 14, 2015

Mitsubishi Electric Receives Paccar Supplier Award

Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America has received Paccar’s 2014 50 PPM Quality Achievement award for suppliers.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeOctober 14, 2015

J.B. Hunt Profit Increases to $115 Million

J.B. Hunt's third quarter net earnings exceeded analyst expectations at $115.1 million, or diluted earnings per share of 99 cents, compared to third quarter 2014 net earnings of $102.4 million, or 87 cents per diluted share.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeOctober 14, 2015

Economic Watch: Retail Sales Barely Increase, Wholesale Prices Drop

Retail sales in the U.S. barely moved higher last month -- about half what many analysts were expecting. With wholesale prices falling the most in eight months. there's more speculation on what will happen with interest rates.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeOctober 14, 2015

Freight Shipments, Payments Increase After Two Monthly Declines

Freight shipments and payments rose in September following two straight monthly declines, according to the latest Cass Freight Index.

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Fleet Managementby David CullenOctober 14, 2015

Mack Celebrates In-House Assembly of Drive Axles

Before an enthusiastic standing-room-only crowd, largely composed of hundreds of assembly line workers, Mack Trucks executives ushered in the new axle production line installed at its Hagerstown, Md., powertrain assembly plant.

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Equipmentby StaffOctober 13, 2015

Mesilla Valley to Equip Allison TC10 on a Third of Its Fleet

Mesilla Valley Transport will equip its 2015-2016 Class 8 truck purchases with Allison’s TC10 automatic transmission, the carrier announced.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffOctober 13, 2015

Diesel Prices Up for Second Straight Week

The average price of diesel fuel was up for the second straight week following months of downward movement, according to the latest numbers from the Energy Department.

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Fleet Managementby StaffOctober 13, 2015

Driver Turnover Hits 87% at Large Truckload Carriers

Driver turnover at large truckload fleets rose to an annualized rate of 87% in the second quarter of 2015. Despite the increase it is below recent averages.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeOctober 13, 2015

Ryder is Latest to Revise Earnings Outlook

Ryder System Inc. has become the latest trucking operation to revise downward expectations for its upcoming third quarter earnings.

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