The DAT North American Freight Index achieved record highs in September, with a 9% gain compared to August. Spot freight availability was 74% higher than in September 2016, reported DAT Solutions, which operates North America's largest digital truckload freight marketplace.
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...Read the rest of this storyFleet Advantage unveiled new analysis that shows the operating and financial benefits of a lease versus ownership structure for private truck fleet operators, as well as for-hire carriers. The analysis illustrates a missed opportunity for cost savings when comparing a seven-year ownership of one truck to a four-year ownership and a four-year lease of two consecutive trucks, the company noted.
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...Read the rest of this storyFoley launched a new driver file web tool to help fleets automate their hiring and compliance processes. "This new portal will help fleets hire faster and stay compliant by automatically managing many of the paper processes they're responsible for today…including their Driver Qualification Files," Foley CEO Joel Sitak said. "Not only will this help them stay better organized, but it will enhance their productivity and compliance."
The portal includes:
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...Read the rest of this storyCORTLAND, NY. The Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) officially opened its new headquarters and LiftLab with a grand opening celebration at the 8,500-sq.-ft. facility on Thursday, Oct. 12. Lift inspectors and engineers from around the world will come to Central New York to be trained here, getting hands-on experience with 12 different lifts – from a motorcycle lift to 74,000-lb. mobile column lifts.
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...Read the rest of this storyA truck driver's life is a recipe for diabetes, and the statistics prove it. In the U.S., about 9.4% of the population has diabetes according to the Centers for Disease Control. For truckers, that number is 14%.
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...Read the rest of this storyOne of the things we learned during Run on Less, the fuel economy road show, was that many factors play a role in fuel economy.
We looked at things like weather, temperature and elevation during the three weeks of the Run. I did an earlier blog on the impact of winds as the Run took place during both hurricane Harvey and hurricane Irma.
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...Read the rest of this storyYou'd have to be living under a rock not to be aware of the impending deadline for the use of electronic logging devices (ELDs) to track drivers' Hours of Service (HOS).
HOS regulations were initially developed in 1937, with paper logging rules established in the early 1960s. There were not a lot of changes to the rule until the 2000s as legislation began to intersect with the demands of the modern supply chain.
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