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How top fleets are handling lumper fees with technology

Lumper fees, the "last stronghold of dirty trucking," cause cash flow problems and a mountain of paperwork for carriers unless properly managed. Here's how top fleets are adapting.

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Business

Lumpers: The ‘last stronghold of dirty trucking’

“Backdoor mafia deals are going on there, I’m sure," T.J. Hunt, senior operations manager of Navajo Express, said of the inconsistencies with lumper fees.

Business

With driver clearinghouse functional, fleets now must perform checks in driver hiring

After experiencing some technical difficulties, the CDL Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse is now “fully operational” for fleets and truck drivers. Details on CCJ.

Technology

Load boards push to automate load tracking for carriers, brokers

These companies are working to make shipment visibility a painless automatic process, because the "last thing [drivers] need is another mobile app.”

Equipment controls

J.B. Hunt partnering with Waymo on self-driving deliveries in Texas

The self-driving run through the Lone Star State will be J.B. Hunt's first opportunity to collect data and feedback on customer freight moved with a Class 8 tractor operating at this level of autonomy.

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Top fleet bets big on multi-year platooning test

PGT Trucking will test out a two truck convoy with an autonomous truck trailing a manned one. Also: ATA forms new climate-focused advisory committee; Volvo breaks ground on new vehicle testing lab; more.

Technology

Can Bitcoin replace the dollar in freight transactions?

An unstable dollar could move the trucking industry toward paying drivers and freight bills with cryptocurrencies.