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PS Logistics, LLC, announced that it has joined the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance (BiTA) as a charter member, to help advance the transportation industry through smart technologies and standardized performance standards.
“We formed the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance to develop common standards around blockchain applications in the trucking industry, from speeding up transactions to securing data transfers. The technology holds great promise, but to encourage its proliferation, we believe that developing ...
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The American Trucking Associations has released the latest edition of ATA American Trucking Trends 2017, the annual compendium of data about the trucking industry. Among the findings in this year’s Trends is that trucking industry revenues in 2016 were $676.2 billion.
“The information in Trends highlights exactly what I tell elected ...
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American Trucking Associations and Drivers Legal Plan, a national legal firm dedicated to protecting the rights of truck drivers and the trucking industry, announced the renewal of Drivers Legal Plan’s ATA Featured Product agreement.
“Safe drivers and strong companies are too often exposed to legal vulnerabilities ...
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Special Logistics Dedicated, LLC (SLD), and its affiliated entities, subject to customary closing conditions.
“SLD’s strong customer base and strategically placed fulfillment centers position us as a top national pool distribution ...
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Horizon Global, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of branded towing and trailering equipment, today announced that it is nearing completion on a new 512,000-sq.-ft. distribution facility in Edgerton, Kansas, that is expected to create more than 120 new jobs.
“Our company conducted a freight management ...
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 4.3% in June, following a 6.9% gain during May. In June, the index equaled 138.5 (2000=100), down from 144.7 in May.
Compared with June 2016, the SA index increased 1.3%. In May, the index ...
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American Trucking Associations officials say they are pleased to see that the long-awaited review of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability safety monitoring system substantiated many of the concerns ATA has raised about the program.
“We appreciate the work the National Academies of ...
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FourKites announced a formal partnership with HaulFox, a cloud-based Transportation Management Solution (TMS). The partnership fuses FourKites’ preeminent real-time freight visibility platform with HaulFox’s software into one powerful platform, which enhances the orchestration of day-to-day freight shipping processes.
“Hours-old visibility updates were acceptable in the past, ...
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PITT OHIO was selected for the first time as the 2016 Regional LTL Carrier of the Year by Transplace, a leading provider of transportation management services and logistics technology.
Part of Transplace’s Carrier Merit Program, the Carrier of the Year Awards recognizes transportation service providers for ...
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Fourkites has launched the industry's first real-time temperature and location tracking solution for shippers. The offering will allow FourKites' customers to monitor shipment temperatures and ensure compliance across their supply chains.
FourKites' real-time temperature tracking makes it easier for enterprise shippers to comply with the Food Safety ...
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