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Joined July 2018
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BREAKING NEWS: The U.S.-China trade war has dropped trade volumes between the two countries to date in 2019. One result - Mexico is now the #1 trade partner of the U.S. #China #Mexico #trade #tariffs hubs.ly/H0k4bM70
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Two recalls announced recently by Volvo Trucks North America include more than 25,000 trucks, according to documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. ow.ly/E1WW50vgXYn
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Truck tonnage — a key measure of freight demand — slipped again on a monthly basis in June, according to the American Trucking Associations. However, for the 26th consecutive month, tonnage was up year over year. ow.ly/gog050vbGj7
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Per-mile rates on the spot market saw strong month-to-month gains in June, according to monthly rates data from Truckstop.com — the first time spot rates have shown any upward momentum this year. ccjdigital.com/for-the-first…
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Spot rates have fallen back to where they were two years ago. The problem for carriers; their costs have not. hubs.ly/H0jy__T0 #trucking
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The national average flatbed rate for June so far is $2.30 per mile — that's up 2¢ from the May Average, but lower than the first four months of 2019 📈 bit.ly/2ILUO0r
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June freight volumes in the Top 100 van lanes are up 22% compared to June 2018. So why are rates 41¢ per mile lower this year? 🤔 bit.ly/2IKj8jl
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Uber Freight, whose freight-matching platform is geared toward small carriers, released Thursday its first Facility Insights Report, a collection of high-level conclusions based on drivers’ ratings of shippers and receivers. ow.ly/AW7950uLtzX
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2019 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers shar.es/a0yRsT via @TransportTopics
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The national van and reefer rates for June are the highest they’ve been since January, and flatbed continues to track ahead of May’s pace. bit.ly/2LaPGV0
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Produce season is on: reefer freight volumes were up 20% compared to the previous week. bit.ly/2KXq9yF
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Looks like a sports car, works like a shunt truck ow.ly/Vu3l30oW1bM
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Lane Kidd of the Trucking Alliance is going to be our guest this weekend on @RoadDogTrucking to talk about the astounding suggestion that the industry needs to pare about 300k drivers due to drug issues. #trucking freightwaves.com/news/carrie…
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The national average load-to-truck ratio for reefers increased 67% last week to 6.4 loads per truck last week. Ratios in El Paso and Amarillo, TX were around 50 loads per truck. bit.ly/2KJVy7z
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Diesel fuel prices across the U.S. are trending down in recent weeks and are currently an average of 15 cents lower than the same week a year ago, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report. ow.ly/rBGk50uwjfu
FMCSA is now accepting applications for its pilot program for 18-to-21-year-old military truck drivers. The pilot program will allow a limited number of under-21 drivers with the military equivalent of a CDL to operate across state lines. ow.ly/w16950uvGsq
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Navistar has entered into a $159 million class-action settlement with fleets and truck owners who purchased model year 2011-2014 11-liter and 13-liter MaxxForce engines. ccjdigital.com/navistar-agre…
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