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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeOctober 25, 2019

TuSimple Plans to Offer Fully Self-Driving Trucks Within 5 Years

How one company is using artificial intelligence to develop "depot-to-depot" autonomous trucks.

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Driversby Deborah LockridgeOctober 22, 2019

Trucking Looks for Solutions to California's Stringent New Independent Contractor Law

You run a trucking business that uses owner-operators in California. What are your options now that the state has passed legislation that may make it impossible to use independent contractors?

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Equipmentby Jim ParkOctober 22, 2019

Q&A: NACFE's Rick Mihelic Talks About the Size, Weight and Cost of Batteries

Rick Mihelic, director of future technology studies for the North American Council of Freight Efficiency (NACFE), talks with Equipment Editor Jim Park on the economics of truck batteries.

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Fleet Managementby Jeff KauffmanOctober 21, 2019

What Can Purchasing Managers Tell Us About Truck Tonnage?

In early October, we received a series of weaker-than-expected consumer and industrial data. Whether or not this data proves to be an outlier because of trade concerns and the strike at General Motors remains to be seen.

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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeOctober 18, 2019

Visibility, Communication Key to Shipper-Carrier Relationships

The ability to give customers real-time visibility into the status of their freight has become table stakes for landing business with larger shippers.

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Maintenanceby James MenziesOctober 15, 2019

Tomorrow's Technicians Could Train with Augmented and Virtual Reality

Maintenance departments may have some more options for training with the latest augmented and virtual reality tools and the new technology could be used to attract the next generation of technicians.

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Maintenanceby Jack RobertsOctober 9, 2019

How to Manage Tires for Optimal Minutes and Miles

Truck tires lead multiple lives. Here’s how to make sure you get the most out of them, no matter which stage of life they’re in.

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Equipmentby Jim ParkOctober 9, 2019

Keeping Converter Dollies in Top Condition

These tips can keep drivers from wasting time in drop yards assembling their doubles sets.

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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeOctober 7, 2019

Why Trucking Companies Need to Plan Now for a Cyber Attack

Transportation and logistics companies are now among the top-targeted industries by computer hackers. What can you do to prevent and prepare for a ransomware attack or a malicious computer virus?

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Aftermarketby Denise RondiniOctober 4, 2019

All-Makes Parts Programs Expand Reach [Commentary]

It seems that lately OEMs are really focusing on promoting all-makes parts programs more heavily. What’s behind the push?

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