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Safety & Complianceby Deborah LockridgeDecember 13, 2024

5 Ways to Engage Drivers in Your Trucking Fleet's Safety Culture

Drivers are a key part of a trucking company's safety efforts. Learn how HDT's 2024 Safety & Compliance Award finalists make their drivers the foundation of their safety culture.

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U.S. Navy UDT Jeep.
Equipmentby Jack RobertsDecember 9, 2024

Great American Trucks: The Jeep

It began life as a tiny little scout car. And it became one of the most famous trucks, ever -- the rolling personification of American can-do spirit.

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Safety & Complianceby Jack RobertsDecember 1, 2024

Lawfare: The Legal War on Trucking, Part 2

In Part 2 of HDT's in-depth look at the plague of nuclear verdicts devastating the North American trucking industry, defense attorney Jennifer Akre details how unscrupulous lawyers outrage juries to get big settlements — and what you can do to protect your fleet.

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Driversby Deborah LockridgeNovember 25, 2024

Q&A: Next Gen's Lindsey Trent on Younger Truck Drivers

Where is our next generation of truck drivers, technicians, and other trucking people going to come from? Lindsey Trent with Next Gen Trucking has been working to find an answer.

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Fleet Managementby Jack RobertsNovember 22, 2024

Lawfare: Nuclear Verdicts and the War on Trucking

Nuclear verdicts are on the rise. And they’re only getting worse. Why has trucking found itself in the crosshairs? And what can the industry do about it? Part one in a series.

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Fleet Managementby Erica Frank, Optimal DynamicsNovember 19, 2024

5 Reasons Artificial Decision Intelligence Should be in a Dispatcher’s Toolkit

In trucking, artificial decision intelligence is particularly applicable in optimizing dispatching decisions because of the intricacies of the dispatch manager’s role.

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HDT Great American Trucks: Kenworth W900 Series.
Equipmentby Jack RobertsNovember 13, 2024

Great American Trucks: Kenworth's W900 Series

It was 1956. Elvis was about to break big. And Kenworth was about to unveil a new truck that would endure for six decades – and become an American icon in the process.

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Fuel Smartsby Jack RobertsNovember 12, 2024

Is CARB Snubbing Natural Gas as a Truck Fuel?

Renewable natural gas isn't perfect as a truck fuel. But, from availability, performance and infrastructure standpoints, no other fuel comes close to it today, proponents argue.

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Safety & ComplianceCover Storyby Deborah LockridgeNovember 8, 2024

How A Former Truck Driver Built a Safety Culture at A. Duie Pyle

As he cruises toward retirement, HDT's 2024 Safety and Compliance Award winner leaves a legacy of 1.5 million safe miles driven and a thriving safety culture at A. Duie Pyle.

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RNG in trucking.
Fuel Smartsby Jack RobertsOctober 31, 2024

The Case for RNG in Trucking

The time has come to seriously consider alternatives to zero-emission powertrains for long-haul trucking fleets. HDT Executive Editor Jack Roberts recounts recent conversations with RNG experts in the trucking industry to explore its viability as a short-term, near-zero emissions fuel solution for North American fleets.

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