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AHAA is proud to announce its partnership with Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Live 2020

AHAA is proud to announce its partnership with Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Live 2020. ALSC Live brings together the automotive logistics and supply chain industry this 15-17 September in one virtual event. Join industry peers to learn and debate the areas of recovery, what needs to be rethought, reinvented, how to accelerate growth and […]

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Valvoline Extends Drain Intervals for Diesel, Natural Gas Engines with New Oil

Valvoline’s latest premium engine oil not only works in diesel, natural gas, and gasoline engines; it also provides extended oil drain intervals for diesel and natural gas vehicles. Two years ago, Valvoline introduced Premium Blue One Solution 9200, which it said was the first engine oil approved for use in natural gas, diesel, and gasoline engines. […]

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Valvoline Launches Premium Blue One Solution Gen2, Enhancing Multi- Engine Heavy Duty Innovation

LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV), a U.S.-based, leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services, today announced the launch of Valvoline™ Premium Blue One Solution™ Gen2 — the brand’s second iteration of its heavy duty engine oil first released in 2018. The new Premium Blue One Solution […]

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With driver drug testing facilities struggling to stay afloat, DOT considers enforcement leniency

For carriers having trouble keeping up with truck driver drug screenings amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Tuesday said it will attempt to use discretion in enforcing the 2020 requirement that fleets issue random drug tests for 50% of their drivers. The move, the latest from the agency in granting some leniency to […]

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Increasing motor carrier insurance liability limits misses root issues

Congress is considering legislation to raise minimum required insurance liability limits for motor carriers from $750,000 to $2 million. The minimum has not changed in nearly 40 years.  On its face, reviewing the minimum makes sense after passage of time. It is in the public interest for carriers to have sufficient limits to cover serious, […]

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Paycheck Protection Program resumes application process

Over the July 4 weekend, the President signed into law a bill opposed by just a single representative among both chambers of Congress. The near-unanimity was in favor of extending the application period for the potentially forgivable aid loans provided for by the Paycheck Protection Program, administered by the Small Business Administration in collaboration with […]

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Truck orders begin to climb as freight volumes improve

North American Class 8 net orders last month reached 15,500 units, according to preliminary data released Friday by FTR, cracking the 10,000 unit mark for the first time since February. June’s tally was up 130% from May and jumped 20% year-over-year. Class 8 net orders for the last 12 months total 158,000 units. “Preliminary data […]

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Dash cameras evolve with AI for facial recognition, driver self-coaching

“Will it play in Peoria?” is a colloquial question asked by companies before launching new products they hope will have mainstream appeal. Samsara might have answered a similar question before it launched a new product on Wed., July 1, that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect risky driving: Will it change risky driving in New York […]

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Former fleet owner charged following alleged fraud against Amazon

The owner of a for-hire carrier in Rhode Island has been charged with wire fraud and mail fraud following an alleged ongoing fraud scheme. Michael Chaves, former owner of CAT Inc., had been on pretrial supervision as a result of charges stemming from a scheme to defraud the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, according to the […]

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