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Fleet Management•by Deborah Lockridge•August 16, 2024

How Trucking Fleets Are Navigating the Post-Pandemic Roller Coaster

Trucking companies are dealing with a landscape that’s one of the most challenging in recent memory. But there is also opportunity, says Brian Holland, president and CEO of Fleet Advantage. How can fleets be prepared for the ups and downs of the cycle?

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Fleet Management•by Mark Murrell, President, CarriersEdge•August 15, 2024

Unhappy Drivers? Are Administrative Mistakes to Blame?

Truck drivers have enough problems to deal with. Dumping administrative issues on their shoulders too is a sure-fire way to make them miserable, argues CarriersEdge President Mark Murrell.

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Fleet Management•by Deborah Lockridge•August 13, 2024

Risks and Roadblocks Facing AI in Trucking

“Success in creating effective AI could be the biggest event in the history of our civilization — or the worst. We just don’t know.”

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Fleet Management•by Kate Legnola, Trimble Maps•August 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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Maintenance•by Rachael Plant, Fleetio•August 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 Management•by Jack Roberts•August 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 Management•Cover Story•by Jack Roberts•July 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 Management•by Erin Gilchrist, IntelliShift•July 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 Smarts•by Jim Park•July 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 Smarts•by Jim Park•July 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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