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Fleet Managementby Kate Legnola, Trimble MapsAugust 9, 2024

4 Ways Intelligent Mapping Does More Than Get Trucks to Their Destinations

If your trucking fleet is using traditional manual route planning processes or letting drivers rely on generic mapping systems, you're risking delays, damage, and missed opportunities.

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Maintenanceby Rachael Plant, FleetioAugust 8, 2024

3 Tips for Improving Collaboration with Service Shops

How fleet management software can help trucking operations maximize maintenance outsourcing.

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Fleet Managementby Jack RobertsAugust 1, 2024

AI: The Ultimate 'Plug and Play' Technology for Trucking?

In Part 2 of HDT's "Rise of the Robots" series on artificial intelligence in trucking, we look at how easy AI is to use — in fact, you've probably already been using it for years.

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Fleet ManagementCover Storyby Jack RobertsJuly 22, 2024

Understanding AI in Trucking

The first in a series of stories detailing the rise of artificial intelligence in the trucking industry looks at the basics: What is AI? How does it work? What does it do?

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Fleet Managementby StaffJuly 11, 2024

Drop the Data Silos: How Fleet Managers Can Find Actionable Insights

When data is fragmented and in silos, it can lead to data paralysis. Find out how today's unified fleet management/telematics platforms can unlock insights for heavy-duty trucking fleets.

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Fuel Smartsby Jim ParkJuly 5, 2024

Q&A: Hydrogen Infrastructure Funding with Calstart

Calstart's technical project manager for hydrogen infrastructure, Kelly Ratchinsky, talks to HDT about the organization's role in jump-starting truck hydrogen fueling capacity and infrastructure in California.

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Fuel Smartsby Jim ParkJuly 2, 2024

5 Tips for More Efficient Refrigeration of Cargo

How can motor carriers reduce energy consumption while maintaining the temperatures required for safe transport of perishable products by truck or tractor-trailer?

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Fleet Managementby Jonathan Colbert, VolteraJuly 2, 2024

The Economics of Commercial Fleet Electrification: Balancing Cost and Sustainability

Jonathan Colbert, VP marketing at Voltera, offers insights from ACT Expo 2024 on factors affecting electric-vehicle total cost of ownership for commercial vehicle fleets, why the use case matters, and the role of incentives in driving adoption.

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Equipmentby Katerina Jones, Fleet AdvantageJuly 1, 2024

From Drive-Thrus to Highways: Understanding Dynamic Truck Pricing

How today’s data technology can help fleets understand the best times to procure — or to sell — trucks at the best pricing.

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Equipmentby Jim ParkJuly 1, 2024

Trends in Truck Transport Refrigeration Units

For refrigerated haulers, reducing GHG emissions means changes to transport refrigeration units, not just trucks.

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