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Freight Market Optimistic After Strong Month of Trailer Orders

Trailer orders came back with 31,800 units, a 71% increase from September.

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California Truckers File First Lawsuit Against Gig Economy Law

California Trucking Association filed the first lawsuit challenging a new labor law that seeks to give wage and benefit protections to gig economy drivers, which include rideshare drivers at companies like Uber and Lyft.

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Truckload Volumes Hit 5-Year High in October

DAT Freight & Analytics

More spot truckload shipments moved in October than in any month since January 2015.

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Will EDIs or APIs Bring the Logistics Industry Back to the 21st Century?

It may be time to move beyond a technology developed when David Bowie peaked, and get into a boy-band frame of mind.

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Despite Solid Volumes, Spot Truckload Rates Slide

DAT Freight & Analytics

Echoing previous weeks, load postings increased in a handful of key markets and are generally solid but fell 5% nationwide during the week ending Oct. 27.

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Great Dane Introduces Smart Trailer System

Great Dane Trailers Inc.

At the 2019 North American Commercial Vehicle Show, Great Dane introduced its new smart trailer telematics system, FleetPulse.

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Will Autonomous Vehicles Disrupt the Industry or Sustain it?

Autonomous technology are going to drive trucks far better than humans ever could.

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Spot Load Posts Dip 5%

DAT Freight & Analytics

Despite higher freight volumes in several key markets, load postings fell 5% nationwide and truck posts dipped 1% during the week ending Oct. 22.

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Class 8 Trucks Retail Sales Reach an All-time High in September

FTR Transportation Intelligence

In September, Class 8 trucks' retail sales were 4% higher than the previous record of December 2006.

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Fewer Trucks Meant Higher Rates in September

DAT Freight & Analytics

Volumes decline from August peaks; weather plays a role.

Van rates averaged $1.84 per mile in September, up 4 cents from the prior month and 30 cents below September 2018, when the rate was exceptionally high. Van volume fell 6.9 percent from August but tighter capacity and weather kept rates on solid footing.

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Anheuser-Busch Deploys Largest Class 8 Electric Truck Fleet

Anheuser-Busch plans to deploy 21 battery electric trucks built by BYD in southern California.

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Sherwood Food Distributors Selects Fr8Hub to Move Cross-Border Freight from Texas

Sherwood Food Distributors has selected Fr8Hub to help move loads out of Laredo, Texas.

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