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summary | **Summary:**
1. **Safety:** - Catalytic converter theft can negatively impact businesses due to repair costs and potential downtime. - Fleet Advantage's new TRUST index helps private fleets compare and improve safety cultures. - Preparation for International Roadcheck 2025 is advised. - Safety goes beyond regulations, with proactive measures recommended. - FHWA promotes highway safety during National Work Zone Awareness Week.
2. **Operations:** - Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and carriers have given up forecasting earnings. - Proficient Auto Logistics picks up millions in new auto-hauling business after Jack Cooper's exit. - DOL shuns independent contractor rule, impacting trucking industry. - Trump orders crackdown on non-English-speaking commercial motor vehicle drivers. - Attracting Generation Z to the trucking industry is challenging amidst labor shortages.
3. **News:** - American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) unveils key research priorities for 2025. - UPS discusses the importance of data in dedicated contract carriage success.
4. **Equipment & Emissions:** - Siemens offers a home charging solution to help fleets spread electric vehicle infrastructure. - Ford and others issue recalls; Mack Trucks introduces lighter powertrain options for waste industry. - Diesel prices decline nationwide while gasoline prices edge up due to economic concerns. - Greenlane opens its first EV truck stop with plans for future growth. - Hydrogen fuel cell technology advances for long-haul capabilities.
5. **Technology:** - FMCSA revokes eight Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) that don't meet standards. - Plus' autonomous tech passes first driverless tests. - Cassens Transport shares data management strategies to turn fleets into "data powerhouses." - Snap-on launches Pro-Link, a diagnostic system with OEM support for commercial vehicle troubleshooting.
6. **FleetOwner 500:** - Top for-hire package/LTL fleets and motor vehicle fleets are listed. - Atlas Van Lines is among the top household goods fleets.
**Sources:** FleetOwner (Endeavor Business Media, LLC) |
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description | FleetOwner provides fleet executives and managers with guides, news, and tips about fleet operations, technology, maintenance, efficiency, emissions, regulations, and transportation management for businesses with five or more vehicles. |
keywords | hume, safety, emissions, efficiency, fleets, fisher, operations, equipment, truck, technology, fleet, private, april, wolfe, driver, diesel, prices |
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created | 2025-04-19 |
updated | 2025-05-14 |
summarized | 2025-05-14 |
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