Taking on any Task: HDT Emerging Leader Joe Briner
“I started trucks not knowing a fifth wheel from a steering wheel," says Joe Briner, an HDT 2023 Emerging Leader.
“I started trucks not knowing a fifth wheel from a steering wheel," says Joe Briner, an HDT 2023 Emerging Leader.
Matt Brennan, an HDT 2023 Emerging Leader, has only been at Kurtz Bros. for less than a year, but he's already setting the company up for success and growth — with driver engagement a key part of that.
Advocates have been promising that predictive maintenance technology will revolutionize shop operations for a decade now. Where do things stand today?
Faster computers and smarter algorithms mean the ability to crunch more data than ever. How does that come into play related to predictive maintenance?
When you're spec'ing a powertrain for a new truck, the process isn’t finished even after all the calculations are done and the appropriate ratios sorted out. You’re leaving money on the table if you walk away without considering the impact the rest of your spec has on fuel efficiency.
Fleets have tons of choice in powertrain specs. Look carefully at the hardware, and then load up on technology to make your drivers’ lives easier and the operation more efficient.
If you want better fleet fuel economy, you need fuel economy test results you can trust. Learn about the pros and cons of truck fuel-efficiency testing.
HDT’s 2023 Emerging Leaders bring new perspectives to improving safety, cutting costs, maximizing efficiency, retaining drivers, and more.
It was ugly, disproportioned, loud and uncomfortable. But somehow, this gawky, weird-looking rig found a soft spot in the hearts of American truckers.
It would be fair to say, in 2023, that battery-electric Class 8 trucks haven’t exactly taken the market by storm. Why aren't there more battery-electric trucks on the road?
If innovation is a state of mind, then these transportation leaders have their heads in the game, says Deborah Lockridge in this commentary.
Penske Leasing’s Ontario, California, logistics depot is the company’s premier test facility for light-, medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks.
In recent years, insurers have begun tapping into technology to better understand broad risk profiles of the trucking industry as well as risk associated with their insured fleets. For fleets, insurtech now can lead to reductions in insurance costs.
Like biodiesel, renewable diesel uses feedstocks, soybean oil, waste cooking oils and greases as its base ingredient. Unlike biodiesel, it is actually a refined fuel — just like conventional diesel fuel.
Estes Express Lines is using artificial intelligence and near-real-time data to optimize its LTL operations, from first-and-last-mile to linehaul to dock operations.
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