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Fleet Management•by Jim Park•October 10, 2023

Spec'ing the Right Powertrain

Fleets have tons of choice in powertrain specs. Look carefully at the hardware, and then load up on technology to make your drivers’ lives easier and the operation more efficient.

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Fuel Smarts•by Daryl Bear, MVT Solutions•October 6, 2023

Which Type of Fleet Fuel Economy Test is Right for You?

If you want better fleet fuel economy, you need fuel economy test results you can trust. Learn about the pros and cons of truck fuel-efficiency testing.

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Fleet Management•by Deborah Lockridge•October 5, 2023

Meet HDT’s 2023 Emerging Leaders

HDT’s 2023 Emerging Leaders bring new perspectives to improving safety, cutting costs, maximizing efficiency, retaining drivers, and more in their roles as trucking industry leaders.

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Equipment•by Jack Roberts•October 3, 2023

Great American Trucks: The GMC Crackerbox

It was ugly, disproportioned, loud and uncomfortable. But somehow, this gawky, weird-looking rig found a soft spot in the hearts of American truckers.

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Fuel Smarts•Cover Story•by Jim Park•October 2, 2023

Electric Truck Progress Report

It would be fair to say, in 2023, that battery-electric Class 8 trucks haven’t exactly taken the market by storm. Why aren't there more battery-electric trucks on the road?

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Safety & Compliance•by Deborah Lockridge•October 2, 2023

Innovation is a State of Mind

If innovation is a state of mind, then these transportation leaders have their heads in the game, says Deborah Lockridge in this commentary.

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Fuel Smarts•by Jack Roberts•September 29, 2023

What Penske is Learning at its Electric Truck Test Bed

Penske Leasing’s Ontario, California, logistics depot is the company’s premier test facility for light-, medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks.

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Safety & Compliance•by Wayne Parham•September 26, 2023

Insurtech: Fleets Reap Insurance Savings, Improve Safety

In recent years, insurers have begun tapping into technology to better understand broad risk profiles of the trucking industry as well as risk associated with their insured fleets. For fleets, insurtech now can lead to reductions in insurance costs.

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Fuel Smarts•by Jack Roberts•September 22, 2023

Is Renewable Diesel Trucking's Fuel of the Future?

Like biodiesel, renewable diesel uses feedstocks, soybean oil, waste cooking oils and greases as its base ingredient. Unlike biodiesel, it is actually a refined fuel — just like conventional diesel fuel.

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Fleet Management•by Deborah Lockridge•September 22, 2023

How Estes is Using Data and AI to Revamp its LTL Operations

Estes Express Lines is using artificial intelligence and near-real-time data to optimize its LTL operations, from first-and-last-mile to linehaul to dock operations.

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