For-hire freight price index drops for 7th straight quarter



As a fleet manager you may wonder where to focus your fuel-economy improvement efforts. Buying technology solutions or using your resources trying to change driver behavior? The answer is both.
You can have all the technology solutions you want but if your drivers don't use them properly or at all or if their other driving behavior is so aggressive it negates the fuel economy gains you've achieved through your technology investments your ROI on those investments may not be as attractive as you originally calculated.
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Minimizer, which manufactures Poly Fenders, Custom Molded Floor Mats and Fast Flaps, is adding to its product line with its Heavy Duty (HD) Truck Seats.
“And trust us. These aren't your father's seats,” the company said.
“This isn't our core area, so we partnered with a global leader - Isringhausen – to produce a truck seat drivers will love,” Minimizer CEO Craig Kruckeberg said. “Nobody manufactures better truck seats than ISRI, and these stand up to the Minimizer Tested & Tortured reputation.”
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