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    July 1, 2025
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    The Pro-Trucker Package seeks to expand parking, remove one-size-fits-all mandates, modernize driver resources, remove red tape, and crack down on bad actors.
    July 1, 2025

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    KPIs and fleet maintenance
    Each fleet is going to set different KPIs around key metrics once it evaluates the effectiveness of its PM program. Reduce the number of vehicles being taken out of service during...
    July 1, 2025
    International Motors
    An electrical short in the brake pressure switch can overheat the circuit and increase the risk of a fire while driving or parked.
    NHTSA’s latest safety notices feature brake pressure switch errors, improperly routed power cables, and more.
    July 1, 2025
    Mack Trucks
    Pitt Ohio enhances sustainability with new Mack MD electric box truck in Pittsburgh
    The new electric vehicle is part of Pitt Ohio’s initiative to reduce its carbon footprint and support cleaner, more efficient transportation solutions across its service areas...
    July 1, 2025

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    TCA
    Honor those who serve
    Trucking fleets across the U.S. display military appreciation and support on their tractors and trailers. Here is a photo gallery of truckload carriers' patriotic rigs.
    May 31, 2024
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    Operation Safe Driver Week 2023: Join the effort for safer roads from July 13-19
    The focus of this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week is reckless, careless, or dangerous driving.
    April 22, 2025
    Travel Centers of America
    TA Foristell, MO
    Truck stops offer more Christmas shopping possibilities than most would think.
    Dec. 13, 2024
    Kenworth
    The lighting ceremony will take place on December 3, hosted by the Architect of the Capitol in coordination with the U.S. Speaker of the House.
    Two truck drivers with millions of accident-free miles hauled the 2024 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree through 11 states from the Tongass National Forest in Alaska to the U.S. Capitol...
    Nov. 27, 2024
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    Essential winter safety strategies for truck fleets: Prepare, communicate, and thrive
    Snow and ice threaten the safety of truck drivers, their equipment, their cargo, and the motoring public. However, proper preparation, technology, and communication can help mitigate...
    Nov. 13, 2024
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    Truckers Path
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    Oct. 15, 2024
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    July 25, 2024
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    July 25, 2024
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    July 24, 2024
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    June 27, 2024
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    June 10, 2024
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    June 10, 2024
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    When Kevin Costner is not playing John Dutton on 'Yellowstone,' he's writing and narrating stories about America's lesser known past for the app he co-founded, HearHere.
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    June 3, 2024
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    On-highway diesel pump prices dipped below $3.90 per gallon on May 6, 2024, for the first time since January.
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    May 7, 2024
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    Truck drivers are the original remote workers. Companies with remote workers can learn from the trucking industry.
    Managers with remote workers can learn engagement strategies from America's original remote workers: truck drivers.
    Feb. 29, 2024
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    Jan. 23, 2024
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    Herlache Truck Lines
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    Wisconsin-based paper hauler Herlache Truck Lines searched far and wide for a transportation management system to help its growing fleet streamline operations and provide better...
    Nov. 28, 2023
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