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SmartDrive, Convoy Technologies Team Up on Truck Safety

SmartDrive Systems, a vendor of technology to improve driving performance and boost fuel efficiency, is partnering with Convoy Technologies, LLC, a provider of camera systems for the transportation industry.

SCI Logistics Opens 'White-Glove' Transport Center in Calgary

SCI Logistics, a Canadian logistics services provider, has opened a new "white-glove" transportation center in Calgary, Alberta.

Yusen Logistics Expands Short-Haul Intermodal in Eastern U.S.

Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc., a third-party logistics provider, is expanding its short-haul intermodal service, which is now available for moving commodities within the eastern U.S.

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Suddath Global Logistics Expands in L.A., Dallas-Fort Worth

Suddath Global Logistics has added warehouse capacity in the Los Angeles and Dallas-Forth Worth markets.

LeSaint Logistics Adds Online Tracking to Fleet

LeSaint Logistics had added electronic tracking and logs to its truck fleet.

Freight Costs Drop Another 1 Percent in Canada

The total cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers dropped by 0.97 percent in August when compared with July results, according to results published by the Canadian General Freight Index.

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Old Dominion Opens Service Center in Memphis

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. has opened a new 267-door service center in Memphis, Tenn.

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Can Technology Help Make Holiday Delivery a Success?

The shift to online retailing over the last five years finally caught up to and overran U.S.-wide delivery capacity during last year's holiday season. According to Forrester Research, online retail sales will grow by an additional 60 percent over the next five years. This kind of sea change has stretched the ability of physical networks to keep up and the shortage of drivers had further exacerbated this situation. Instead, technology has become more important to meeting retailers' holiday delivery challenges by helping to improve the productivity of existing resources and offer a greater array of delivery services being demanded by consumers.

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September Sees Good Growth in Commercial Vehicle Demand

Medium- and heavy-duty trucks and other commercial vehicles classes 5-8 orders were at healthy levels again in September. Total net orders for Class 8 were 24,842 units, up 31 percent year over year. Classes 5-7 net orders, at 19,486, rose to their third-strongest level since early 2008. These results were published in the latest State of the Industry report, recently released by ACT Research Co. (ACT). The report covers Classes 5 through 8 vehicles for the North American market.

Amazon Plans to Bring on 80,000 Holiday Season Workers; Some May Be Hired Full Time Afterward

Amazon announced it plans to hire 80,000 seasonal employees at its 50 fulfillment centers and 15 sortation centers in the U.S. to handle peak demand.

Snapshot of U.S. Trucking: More Vehicles, Fewer Loads, Steady Rates

Van, refrigerated, and flatbed capacity on DAT load boards expanded 3.6 percent while available freight slipped 5.0 percent during the week ending Oct. 11, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.

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SmartDrive Debuts Video Program for Trucking Safety

SmartDrive Systems, a provider of tools for improving driving performance, reducing accidents and saving fuel, has released the SmartDrive Assurance product line.

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