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HDT Emissions Under Fire.
Fuel Smarts•by Jack Roberts•December 26, 2024

Trucking 2024: The Emissions War Heats Up

Disquiet over the emissions regulations for heavy trucks boiled over into something like an outright revolt this past year. Here’s a look back at what happened.

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Equipment•by Jack Roberts•December 23, 2024

New Trucks and Test Drives: 2024 Edition

As we draw closer to 2027, new truck and engine launches are beginning to pick up steam. And 2024 certainly didn't disappoint on that front: Here are the newest and most interesting new vehicles and powertrains we saw this year at HDT.

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Fleet Management•by Deborah Lockridge•December 20, 2024

Hurricanes, Heatwaves, and Highway Funding

As climate change accelerates, its impact on U.S. highway and bridge infrastructure needs to be a factor in infrastructure planning and funding.

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Fleet Management•by Deborah Lockridge•December 18, 2024

Q&A: Using AI for Load Planning with Jay Delaney

Jay Delaney of Magnus Technologies talks about how artificial intelligence technology is changing load planning for truckload carriers.

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Avery Vise Trucking and the Numbers Graphic
Fleet Management•by Avery Vise•December 13, 2024

New Data Implies Tighter Freight Capacity Than Official Job Numbers Suggest

Despite the chronically sluggish freight market, payroll employment in for-hire trucking rose in November and was basically on par with job levels a year earlier. Or was it? FTR's Avery Vise explains.

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Safety & Compliance•by Deborah Lockridge•December 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.
Equipment•by Jack Roberts•December 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 & Compliance•by Jack Roberts•December 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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Drivers•by Deborah Lockridge•November 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 Management•by Jack Roberts•November 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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