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FTR Reports Preliminary North American Class 8 Net Orders for March at 18,200 Units

FTR Reports Preliminary North American Class 8 Net Orders for March at 18,200 Units

| April 2, 2024

 Orders for the past 12 months have totaled 264,800 units FTR reported that Class 8 preliminary net orders for March came in at 18,200 units, down 34% from February and 4% below March 2023. Orders for the past 12 months have totaled 264,800 units. Like February’s activity, March orders are consistent with the recent demand […]

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Spot Market Insights: Total Spot Rates Rise for the Fourth Straight Week

Spot Market Insights: Total Spot Rates Rise for the Fourth Straight Week

| April 2, 2024

Data from Truckstop and FTR Transportation Intelligence for the week ended March 29 Total Spot Rates Rise for the Fourth Straight Week Data from Truckstop and FTR Transportation Intelligence for the week ended March 29 showed some modest firming of rates as the total market broker-posted rate rose by the most since mid-February. The increases […]

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J.B. Hunt Driver Jodi Edwards Earns Driver of the Year Recognition From Women in Trucking

J.B. Hunt Driver Jodi Edwards Earns Driver of the Year Recognition From Women in Trucking

| April 2, 2024

13 years after achieving her first million safe miles driven, she surpassed two million miles this year in January J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT), one of the largest supply chain solutions providers in North America, is proud to announce that Jodi Edwards, a 25-year career company driver, was recently named Driver of the […]

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BrightDrive and SiMa.ai Announce Collaboration to Revolutionize Autonomous Driving Technology

BrightDrive and SiMa.ai Announce Collaboration to Revolutionize Autonomous Driving Technology

| April 2, 2024

Together, BrightDrive and SiMa.ai are poised to redefine the future of autonomous driving technology BrightDrive, a leader in autonomous driving technology, announced a strategic partnership with SiMa.ai, the software centric, embedded edge machine learning system-on-chip company, aimed at accelerating innovation in autonomous driving. This collaboration combines SiMa.ai’s cutting-edge MLSoC™ with BrightDrive’s advanced hardware platform to […]

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ATrack Announces Newest GEO/LEO AI Telematics Box and In-Vehicle Solutions

ATrack Announces Newest GEO/LEO AI Telematics Box and In-Vehicle Solutions

| April 2, 2024

Addressing connectivity challenges in remote environments. Leveraging satellite networks for uninterrupted connectivity, especially in rural or remote areas lacking cellular or fiber infrastructure ATrack Technology Inc., a pioneering force in the telematics industry, is set to unveil groundbreaking advancements in AI vision telematics solutions at Embedded World 2024. Showcasing the revolutionary AK750 AI telematics box, […]

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Werner Enterprises Professional Drivers, Gina and Steve Jones, Honored With 2024 TA Citizen Driver Award

Werner Enterprises Professional Drivers, Gina and Steve Jones, Honored With 2024 TA Citizen Driver Award

| April 2, 2024

Steve and Gina joined Werner® in 2011 and 2012, respectively, and work as husband-and-wife team drivers with a combined 2.5 million accident-free miles Werner Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WERN), a premier transportation and logistics provider, is proud to announce two of its professional drivers, Gina and Steve Jones, have been awarded the prestigious 2024 TA Citizen […]

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