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Maintenanceby Pressure Systems InternationalNovember 4, 2015

Preparing Your Winter Tire Program

For commercial tires, fall is the best time to insure winter tire programs are completely up to speed.

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Safety & Complianceby David CullenNovember 1, 2015

The Pounding of All the Rules

The compounding effect of several new safety regulations in the next few years could have more of a negative impact on industry capacity than the individual regulations themselves.

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Driversby Deborah LockridgeNovember 1, 2015

One Woman Driver's Take on the Driver Shortage

Amanda Jones has been on the road with husband Art Johansson for 13 years and driving for a little less than a year, so she's got some interesting perspectives on what fleets can do to attract and keep drivers, especially female ones.

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Driversby Deborah LockridgeNovember 1, 2015

The Latest Threat to the Owner-Operator Model

New guidance from the Department of Labor issued in July could pose a threat to the trucking industry's use of owner-operator drivers as independent contractors, with the American Trucking Associations calling it "an aggressive departure from prevailing classification standards."

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Fuel Smartsby Tom BergNovember 1, 2015

12 Ideas For Lightweighting Your Trucks

Over the years, manufacturers have designed vehicles and components to reduce weight, and fleets have tried many of them. From their wisdom, we offer a dozen lightweighting ideas for Class 8 trucks and tractors.

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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeNovember 1, 2015

How Will 3D Printing Affect Trucking?

Business is booming, fuel prices are down. So it’s time to start thinking about the next threat to the industry: 3D printing.

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Fleet ManagementCover Storyby Deborah LockridgeNovember 1, 2015

In Search of Drivers

In what could be the worst driver shortage ever, the industry is currently short about 35,000 truck drivers, and we’ll need nearly 240,000 additional drivers by 2020. Unfortunately, fleets are finding it difficult to reverse the trend. Part 1 in HDT's Driver Dilemma series on the driver shortage.

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Driversby Deborah LockridgeNovember 1, 2015

How Important is Driver Pay?

Truck driver pay is rising at a record rate. Is it the answer to the driver shortage? The second in a series on the driver shortage. Part 2 in HDT's Driver Dilemma series on the driver shortage.

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Aftermarketby HDT StaffNovember 1, 2015

HDT Top 20 Products of 2015

These are the top 20 products from the past year which demonstrated innovation, significance to the industry and potential to improve a trucking operations bottom line.

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Equipmentby Tom BergOctober 29, 2015

Six Axles and 91,000 Pounds: Will It Fly?

The latest congressional proposal authorizing a 91,000-pound weight limit adds productivity, but doesn’t always make operational or economic sense.

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