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2 days ago | fleetowner.com | Josh Fisher

Large truck crashes continue to kill more than 5,000 people per year, according to the latest data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. However, according to the model, FA’s TRUST found that the top private fleets in the U.S. have above-average unsafe driving scores. “They’re more sophisticated,” Jones said of the largest, best-performing private fleets. “They just have more resources.

3 days ago | fleetowner.com | Jane Clark

I’ve written fairly frequently on cybersecurity risks that face all aspects of all companies, including fleets. Combating these attackers is like trying to wrestle Jell-O; every time you think you have security in place, bad actors devise another way to breach your organization and wreak havoc. Now, they have AI to make detection even more difficult.

3 days ago | fleetowner.com | Jeremy Wolfe

Earnings forecasts and guidance are normal for public companies. They allow companies to share quarterly or yearly expectations with shareholders. However, major companies across the U.S. economy are now scrapping or reducing their earnings forecasts. The nation’s three largest fleets either scrapped or reduced their market predictions. FedEx (No. 1 on the FleetOwner 500: For-Hire) in March reduced its revenue outlook from “approximately flat” to “flat to slightly down” year over year.

3 days ago | fleetowner.com | Josh Fisher

While sanitation company WM and utility provider AT&T swapped the No. 1 and No. 3 ranks, PepsiCo (which includes Frito-Lay) remains the largest over-the-road private fleet and retained No. 2 on this year’s FO500 Private. For fleet and industry executives, these rankings offer insights into the competitive fleet landscape across various vital sectors of the U.S. economy. The list below is dominated by sanitation, food service, and construction fleets.

6 days ago | fleetowner.com | Jeremy Wolfe

The Los Angeles port said that it expects a 10% drop in all imports in the second half of the year. Nearly half of the port’s shipment traffic comes from China: The port predicts a 35% drop in cargo imported from Asia. See also: How well are you prepared for International Roadcheck 2025? U.S. exports to the world are also facing challenges. According to CNBC, Vizion found that container export bookings declined since March for almost every U.S. port.