Eclipse
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Autonomous Vehicles
Today’s Pickup: Lytx crunches the numbers to determine eclipse’s impact to trucking
How did the solar eclipse last week affect the trucking industry? New data from Lytx tries to some numbers behind the event.
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Canada
Today’s Pickup: Holy traffic jam! Eclipse impact felt on highways
It’s finally here. Eclipse day. And as many have predicted, traffic around the country is clogging the highways, causing delays.
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Economics
Eclipse will have a big impact on the US economy and result in slower freight volumes for the week
The eclipse will result in slower freight volumes this week as companies adjust their normal production schedules. This will have a small drag on rates.…
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Weather and Critical Events
Google gets into the eclipse spirit with national congestion maps
Google publishes solar eclipse traffic maps showing record congestion on highways along the eclipse route line. Drivers are starting to post photos of traffic congestion…
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News
Eclipse viewing conditions- what to expect
The great eclipse of 2017 is less than 24 hours away. While we can't control the traffic- we can talk about the weather. We have…
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News
Eclipse viewing conditions- what to expect
The great eclipse of 2017 is less than 24 hours away. While we can't control the traffic- we can talk about the weather. We have…
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News
Superloads halted, other restrictions in place for eclipse
Preparations for Great American Eclipse are continuing, with some trucking associations along the path of totality (the 70-mile wide stretch where the eclipse will be…
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News
States advising motorists ahead of Great American Eclipse
The Great American Eclipse has dawned upon the trucking industry. Thanks to the upcoming solar eclipse, states have started asking businesses that use the roadways,…
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Economics
Today’s Pickup: Freight classification changes to impact LTL carriers
The National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) has made changes to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC). The changes, which took effect on Aug. 5,…
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Canada
The Great American Eclipse could cause the Great American traffic jam
While eclipses don't normally cause traffic problems, officials are warning drivers for heavier-than-normal traffic and stopping vehicles as the path of the Great American Eclipse…
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