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Newsby StaffFebruary 19, 2020

Truck Tonnage Index Pegs Year-Over-Year Increase in January

According to the American Trucking Associations, its advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.1% in January after rising 0.5% in December, equaling 117.4 (2015=100) compared with 117.3 in December.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 19, 2020

Omnitracs Releases Artificial Intelligence Fleet Tax-Management System

Tax Manager uses the latest in artificial intelligence from the Omnitracs One platform to provide an “easier and more user-friendly” tax management experience for the trucking industry, the company said.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 18, 2020

Uptake Premiers Real-Time Fleet Maintenance Program

Uptake says its new Dynamic Maintenance uses artificial intelligence to improve fleet operations efficiency with predictive maintenance.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 14, 2020

Don’t Use a Cannon to Swat a Mosquito [Commentary]

Entrepreneurship is intertwined with the American Dream. In trucking, drivers may work as an independent contractor as a stepping stone on the path to running a full-fledged trucking company, or they may just prefer the independence of being an owner-operator.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2020

FTR: Freight Conditions Ticked Upward as 2019 Wound Down

FTR said its Trucking Conditions Index in December was the highest since January 2019 and the first positive reading since 0.28 in July.

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Articlesby David CullenFebruary 12, 2020

PGT Gives Customers One-Stop Shopping

Part 4: How 4 Fleets are Diversifying in Disruptive Times – Specialized carrier PGT Trucking launched a “single-source transportation solution for high-volume or complex project cargo.”

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Articlesby David CullenFebruary 12, 2020

Navajo Starts Brokerage to Capture More Freight

Part 3: How 4 Fleets are Diversifying in Disruptive Times – Seeing the capacity crunch as an opportunity, Navajo Express opened a brokerage to capture more freight to fill more trucks.

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Articlesby David CullenFebruary 12, 2020

Fleet Finds Ways to Say 'Yes' to Customer Needs

Part 2: How 4 Fleets are Diversifying in Disruptive Times: Intermodal and dedicated carrier Midwest Cargo Systems grows by showing customers what it can do for them.

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Articlesby David CullenFebruary 12, 2020

J.B. Hunt Continues Transformation from Trucking Company to Logistics Giant

How 4 Fleets are Diversifying in a Time of Disruption: J.B. Hunt keeps its eyes wide open for more opportunities to grow, including with its network of small carrier partners.

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ArticlesCover Storyby David CullenFebruary 12, 2020

Diversification in Disruptive Times: How Four Fleets are Doing It

Fleets play their best hand by diversifying into services that can boost business with existing customers and attract new ones.

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