ALEXANDRIA, VA – The American Trucking Associations' Truck Tonnage Index rose 3.9 percent in December after falling 3.6 percent in November. The December jump was the largest month-to-month increase in tonnage since January 2005.
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Read More →PORTLAND, OR – Freightliner LLC has completed a three-year study with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) — a field-operational test of electronically controlled braking systems (ECBS) and other safety technologies. Conducted as part of the DOT's initiative to accelerate deployment of new safety technologies that reduce accidents and fatalities, the study's results will be used to improve truck safety systems' performance, reliability, durability, and maintainability.
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