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Safety & Compliance•by Deborah Lockridge•November 14, 2023

Why Keller Trucking’s Drivers Love the Safety Department

In just three years as director of safety at Keller Trucking, HDT Safety & Compliance Award Winner Sarah Cates has crafted a culture of safety and garnered driver buy-in on things like in-cab cameras.

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Fleet Management•by Deborah Lockridge•November 10, 2023

What Happens if a Freight Broker Can't Pay its Motor Carrier Bills?

You’re a small motor carrier, and you’ve been trying unsuccessfully to get payment from a freight broker for months. What can you do?

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Equipment•by Jim Park•November 8, 2023

Mack's MD Electric Simplifies Fleet Transition from Fossil Fuel

Mack's MD Electric offers flexible charging options for fleets of all sizes and applications. See what HDT’s Jim Park thinks of the Mack MD Electric after giving it a test spin at Sonoma Raceway.

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Equipment•by Staff•October 30, 2023

HDT 2023 Fact Book: Class 8 Truck Orders and Backlogs Among Key Equipment Concerns

Heavy- and medium-duty truck production improved in 2022 and OEMs were building at full capacity in 2023. The exit of some smaller fleets increased the availability of used Class 8 trucks as well during 2023.

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Drivers•by Staff•October 30, 2023

HDT 2023 Fact Book: Driver Pay Reflects Slower Freight Market

Driver turnover, according to reports, has slowed over the past year. However, fleets’ pay focus has shifted away from newer, inexperienced drivers and toward drivers at the higher end of the experience scale. Also, the number of women drivers has increased.

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•October 30, 2023

HDT Fact Book 2023: Sustainability and the Decarbonization of Trucking

As the trucking industry moves toward sustainability, fleets are exploring how to deploy alternative fuel options such as battery-electric, hydrogen fuel-cell, renewable natural gas, hydrogen internal combustion engines, and more. However, infrastructure continues to be a key challenge in rolling out widespread adoption of most of the new technologies. But, at the same time, diesel trucks are becoming more efficient than ever.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•October 27, 2023

HDT Fact Book 2023: Fatal Accidents, Driver Abilities Among Key Safety Concerns

With a 49% increase in the number of truck-crash fatalities over the past decade, DOT-recordable accidents per million miles of travel is an important metric for fleets. In addition to that concern, fleet safety managers say their biggest challenges are staying up to date with regulatory changes and improving driver knowledge and skills.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•October 27, 2023

HDT Fact Book 2023: Logistics Experiences "Great Reset"

Disruptions to the supply chain in recent years have forced shippers to adapt, try new things, build new partnerships, and moving forward many will be more resilient by having new options on the table. The e-commerce boom is anticipated to flatten, and both shippers and carriers now plan to better prepare for any unforeseen disruptions.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•October 26, 2023

HDT Fact Book 2023: Industry Adjusts to the Downside of the Freight Cycle

While 2022 was a challenging year for trucking, there was still growth in revenue, tonnage, employment, and other areas. In mid-2023, a number of data points appear to indicate that the current freight cycle is bottoming out. How fast it will head back up is another question.

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Fleet Management•by Deborah Lockridge•October 23, 2023

Regulators Aren't the Only Factor Driving Decarbonization

More and more companies are embracing ESG and setting ambitious decarbonization goals. Guess where a lot of those corporations’ carbon footprint comes from? The supply chain. What does this mean to you?

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