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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeOctober 2, 2024

HDT Emerging Leader: A Passion for People and Partnerships

HDT Emerging Leader Manny Carrillo believes in the power of building relationships and doing things the right way.

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Fleet Managementby Avery ViseOctober 1, 2024

Why Strong Chemicals Output Isn’t Leading to Strong Truck Freight

Why do pharmaceutical and chemicals indicators matter to the health of trucking?

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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 26, 2024

HDT Emerging Leader: Disrupting the Family Trucking Business

Like many leaders in the trucking industry, HDT Emerging Leader Samantha Bodnar’s journey began in the family business. A lot has changed since her grandfather started D.M. Bowman 65 years ago.

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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 23, 2024

HDT Emerging Leader: Leading a Digital Route Transformation

Xavier Alcala, director of business solutions for Quality Custom Distribution, has spearheaded what the company calls its Digital Route Transformations initiative, which streamlined and optimized the company’s digital platforms and tools.

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Fleet Managementby Kelsea Eckert, Trucking Attorney, Eckert & AssociatesSeptember 20, 2024

Heavy-Haul Truckers: Understanding Your Rights to Downtime Payments

For heavy haulers and other trucking operations with highly specialized equipment, downtime following a crash can be devastating to their business and income. But you have a right to payments for that downtime, according to this attorney.

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Safety & Complianceby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 19, 2024

Is Trucking Doing Enough to Prevent Crashes and Compensate Victims?

If a Big Mac isn't the same price as it was in 1980, why is trucking's minimum insurance requirement still the same?

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Safety & Complianceby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 13, 2024

What Safety Strategies and Technologies are Trucking Fleets Using in 2024?

What strategies and technologies are trucking fleets using in their safety and compliance efforts? Heavy Duty Trucking and Work Truck posed that question to fleet managers of medium- and heavy-duty trucks in our third Safety Survey.

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Equipmentby Jack RobertsSeptember 11, 2024

The Promise of Powered Trailers Part 2

The potential for smart, connected, power-generating trailers encompasses everything from power for TRUs, air systems and even electric drive axles that can extend range on battery-electric tractor-trailers or reduce fuel consumption and exhaust emissions on diesel-powered units.

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Equipmentby Jack RobertsAugust 29, 2024

The Promise of Powered Trailers

New powered trailers can make diesel-powered tractor trailers cleaner and more efficient than ever before, as well as help with adoption of zero-emission trucks.

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Fleet Managementby Jack Roberts and Deborah LockridgeAugust 28, 2024

What Can Artificial Intelligence Do For Trucking Fleets?

How can AI help your fleet be more efficient? Let HDT count the ways.

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