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Articlesby Stephane BabcockApril 23, 2020

How Veritable Vegetable Cares for Employees, Clients, Community During COVID-19 Pandemic

As a perishable goods fleet, Veritable Vegetable is conscious of not only protecting its drivers and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, but also checking in on its clients and the growers they work with.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeApril 23, 2020

Freight Rates Plummet, Small Fleets Struggle

As stay-at-home orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic took hold across much of the country in the latter part of March, the level of freight available – and the rates to haul it – plummeted. This means many of the smallest companies that make up the vast majority of motor carriers are seriously hurting.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeApril 22, 2020

$350,000 on Hand Sanitizer: How Werner is Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic

How one of the country's largest transportation and logistics companies is responding to the challenges of COVID-19 pandemic, from free telemedicine and distributing personal protective equipment, to a voluntary pay cut for senior management. An interview with Derek Leathers of Werner Enterprises.

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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2020

ATRI Data Shows Ongoing COVID-19 Impacts on Trucking

New data from the American Transportation Research Institute gives a snapshot of how commercial fleet activity is being affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Newsby StaffApril 21, 2020

Trucking Fleets to Share COVID-19 Insights in HDT Webinar

Executives from Hub Group, M&W Logistics, and U.S. Xpress will share insights on how they're dealing with COVID-19 issues such as drivers, maintenance, and personnel policies in a free webinar moderated by HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge.

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Newsby Stephane BabcockApril 21, 2020

Pandemic Drop in Fuel Demand Triggers Historic Low Oil Futures

After West Texas International (WTI) crude prices almost ended last week with historic low of $17.31 per barrel before eventually settling at $18.27, the benchmark price for crude oil in the U.S. dropped to negative $37.63 late Monday.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeApril 21, 2020

Pandemic Cutting into Fleet Business: Survey

More than half of the fleets surveyed by HDT reported their level of business had been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and 3% reported employees had tested positive for COVID-19.

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Newsby StaffApril 20, 2020

SmartDrive Honors ‘Everyday Heroes’

SmartDrive has created a program to recognize those within the trucking industry that ensure that the goods we need continue to make their way around the country before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Articlesby Jim ParkApril 20, 2020

Keep the Shop Up and Running Despite COVID-19

COVID-19 is taking the team out of teamwork, but the best fleets are staying ahead of the virus. Kevin Bergman of Prime and Mike Gomes of Bison explain how they are adopting to social distancing in the shop.

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Newsby StaffApril 17, 2020

FTR: Don't Look for Positive Trucking Conditions Again Until 2021

According to FTR’s projections for its Trucking Conditions Index, a combination of drastic declines in freight volumes, utilization, and rates due to the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to the worst overall trucking conditions on record during the second quarter of this year.

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