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Spot Truckload Freight Rates Sit, Available Loads Increase

The number of spot market loads jumped 9% during the final week of April compared to the previous week, according to DAT Solutions and its network of load boards, but rates showed hardly any improvements. This happened as demand for trucks to move frei…

HDA Truck Pride Supports Industry Job Board

HDA Truck Pride has partnered with the Auto Care Association to support an industry job board with available positions and resumes of qualified candidates in the auto care industry. The industry job board can be found at www.autocarecareers.org which i…

Officials eye ways to keep trucks off Independence Pass

A semi-truck gets stuck as it tries to turn around Wednesday near the closure gate on Independence Pass. Truckers and other motorists have been heading toward Aspen since Tuesday seeking an alternative route to the Glenwood Canyon closure without reali…

Logistic Dynamics Offers Freight Tracking With MacroPoint

Transportation management company Logistic Dynamics, Inc., has partnered with asset tracking provider MacroPoint to offer freight tracking for shippers, brokers, third-party logistics companies and carriers. MacroPoint will be enabled across Logistic D…

Uniroyal Trailer Tire Receives EPA SmartWay Verification

Uniroyal Commercial Truck Tires has announced that its Uniroyal LT40 long-haul and regional trailer tire has met the requirements for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Technology program. The LT40 was recognized for its low-rolling re…

Class 8 Orders Projected to Fall for the 4th Straight Month

Class 8 truck orders are projected to fall for the fourth month in a row, highlighting a weaker freight environment in the trucking industry, according to preliminary numbers from ACT Research and FTR. Orders of Class 8 trucks are expected to be around…

Removing tractor aero options can be costly: NACFE

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Don’t mess with the OEM spec’. That’s the best advice for fleets looking to deploy fuel-efficient aerodynamic tractors, according to a new report from the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE). The organization concluded that…