Fleets can use digital tools to automate workflows and avoid overstepping control boundaries to protect truck drivers' independent contractor status. Find out how USA Truck used a custom driver app.
New length and weight regulations in Sweden make an environmentally friendly case for high-horsepower diesel engines.
A visit to California, where "weed" is legal, and recent FDA recommendations regarding how the DEA classifies marijuana, had HDT Editor and Associate Publisher pondering about the complexities of cannabis when it comes to trucking.
Found everywhere from smartphones to electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries could revolutionize the heavy-duty trucking industry.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced the winners of the Goodyear Highway Hero Award. Winners highlight the important role truckers play in keeping our highways safe by going above and beyond to help those in need. Since 1983 Goodyear has been recognizing commercial drivers who go above and beyond their regular duties to keep our highways safe.
A common misconception about driver vehicle inspection reports for truckers and other commercial drivers is that one is required at every pre-trip inspection.
Are your drivers' pre-trip and post-trip truck inspections "pencil-whipped," or are they truly improving your fleet's safety and compliance? Learn how to make driver vehicle inspections and DVIRs part of a holistic maintenance program.
A survey conducted by the J. J. Keller Center for Market Insights in March of 2023 found that 28 percent of safety leaders of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) fleets listed distracted driving as one of their top three challenges.