23 Oct by Vitaliy Dadalyan American Freight Trucking

Verizon Connect rolls out updates to ELDs, mobile apps

DANA POINT, CA. Verizon Connect announced a series of product enhancements, including updates to its electronic logging device (ELD) and a new solution for asset tracking. “Developing new solutions and services that put innovation, automation and co ...Read the rest of this story

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23 Oct by Vitaliy Dadalyan American Freight Trucking

Q&A: Peterbilt’s Jason Skoog on Hot Truck Market, Electric Trucks and More

Jason Skoog took over as general manager of Peterbilt in March after more than 20 years at Paccar, most recently as assistant general manager – Operations at Peterbilt's sister company, Kenworth. He shares his thoughts on the hot truck market, the sizzling pace of technology advances, and why little things mean a lot. ...Read the rest of this story

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23 Oct by Vitaliy Dadalyan American Freight Trucking

ACT Research: For-Hire Truck Market ‘Essentially Balanced’

In its latest For-Hire Trucking Index Report, ACT Research found downticks across each of the volume, productivity and capacity results, though freight rates have improved since August. ...Read the rest of this story

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23 Oct by Vitaliy Dadalyan American Freight Trucking

Equipment manufacturers grapple with ‘new normal’ in trade

TORONTO, Ont. – Rona Ambrose didn't have many comforting words for members of the Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA). Offering a keynote address during the association's annual meeting, the advisor in recent NAFTA negotiations promised more trade uncertainty to come. ...Read the rest of this story

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23 Oct by Vitaliy Dadalyan American Freight Trucking

ATA: Freight Softened in August and September

Freight softened in August and September, according to the American Trucking Associations' monthly Truck Tonnage Index, but tonnage was still up for the third quarter. ...Read the rest of this story

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