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Brake Safety Week Places More than 5,000 Trucks Out of Service
According to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, this year’s Brake Safety Week saw 12% of the 43,565 commercial motor vehicles inspected placed out of service for brake-related violations.
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Five Traits of Effective Fleet Leaders
Strategic plans for 2020 have been scrapped. We continue to press on through this unprecedented period of business volatility, where change is the only certainty. Businesses are forced to cope with the reality of our global pandemic and dynamic leadership is more essential than ever.
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Spot Van Rates Hit High for All Segments
According to DAT Solutions, the average spot van rates set a record high in September, up 6 cents from the previous record set in June 2018. The increase was triggered by the notion that shippers are currently relying more on the spot market. Interruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Voting Opens for Fleet Car, SUV & Truck of the Year
Voting for the 17th annual Fleet Car, SUV, and Truck of the Year award has officially opened and is sponsored by Automotive Fleet. The ballot closes Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, so vote here now!
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Class 8 Fuel Cell Electric Truck for North America
Competition in the fuel-cell electric truck space continues to heat up, with the Oct. 5 announcement of a Class 8 tractor to be developed jointly by Hino Trucks and Toyota Motor North America. This effort builds on technology previously developed by Toyota under Project Portal, which got under way in 2017…
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Pierce of Nutrien Named 2020 Fleet Manager of the Year
Lee Pierce, director of fleet for Nutrien Ag Solutions was named the 2020 Edward J. Bobit Professional Fleet Manager of the Year during a ceremony at the virtual 2020 Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association’s (AFLA) NextGen Conference, on Oct. 6, 2020…
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