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OSHA orders carrier to pay $115k to driver in refusal to drive case

An truck driver has been awarded $115,000 in back wages and been reinstated at her former job after the Department of Labor deemed she was wrongfully terminated for refusing to drive.  The DOL’s Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration 

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Rules to require speed limiters, raise carrier insurance requirements step closer to publication

Two federal trucking regulations moved a step closer to publication this month, according to a recent report from the Department of Transportation: A rule to require the use of speed limiterson trucks and a rule increasing the minimum insurance requirements for carriers both were sent to the Office of the Secretary of Transportation

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Comdata to be acquired by FleetCor for $3.45B

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Comdata from Ceridian LLC for $3.45 billion. The transaction is expected to close in December 2014. FleetCor is a global provider of fuel cards and workforce payment products 

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Weight in a second: onboard load scales deliver instant feedback

A driver shortage, rising equipment and fuel prices, government regulations, and other capacity constraints are forcing fleets to find new ways to move freight with fewer trucks.  Maximizing payload is a longstanding strategy, but fleet managers often lack insight into whether or not their trucks are leaving quarries, oilfields, warehouse docks and 

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CCJ Top 250: Moving on up

As the trucking industry puts more distance between itself and the recession of 2008-09, for-hire trucking companies continue to exhibit growth and increased profitability in an otherwise slow-growing economy.

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Going intermodal: technology helps fleets ride the rail

J.B. Hunt struck gold in the early 1990s as one of the first motor carriers with an intermodal rail service network. It now boasts the largest fleet of 53-foot containers in North America and one of the largest private drayage fleets across a nationwide network of rail partners.

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Monroe Truck Equipment MONROE / 2009-2013 PTO Pressure Switch Oil Leak may Result in Fire

Monroe Truck Equipment (Monroe) is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Ford F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty chassis modified by Monroe and equipped with certain Muncie Power Products PTO

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Daimler Trucks North America LLC FREIGHTLINER / 2015 Possible Vulnerabilities the Front Axle Beam

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2015 Freightliner Cascadia, 122SD, and Business Class M2 trucks manufactured March 20, 2014, through April 10, 2014. Due to

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Volvo Trucks North America VOLVO / 2011-2015 Active Braking may be Disabled

Volvo Trucks of North America (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2011-2015 VNL and 2014-2015 VNM trucks manufactured November 17, 2010, through February 5, 2014, and equipped with enhanced cruise

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