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Safety & Complianceby Jim ParkJune 9, 2023

Are ADAS and AEB Finally Ready for Prime Time?

Following a serious highway crash in 2020, the National Transportation Safety Board called advanced driver assistance technology a great tool for preventing rear-end collisions, but concerns remained that it wasn't ready for prime time.

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Fuel Smartsby Jack RobertsJune 8, 2023

3 Electric Truck Infrastructure Issues that Must be Resolved

Matt Horton, CEO of Voltera Power, talks about the way forward for developing electric truck charging facilities and three of the biggest hurdles facing the establishment of a transportation-focused electric grid in North America.

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Fuel Smartsby Jack RobertsJune 7, 2023

How Truck Driver Fuel Incentive Programs are Going Beyond MPG

Are fleets moving away from fuel economy bonuses in favor of more holistic incentive plans for drivers?

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Fuel Smartsby Jim ParkJune 6, 2023

How Retreads Can Help Reduce a Truck Fleet’s Carbon Footprint

Fuel-efficient retreads lower tire costs while lessening the fleet’s carbon footprint — and your fuel spend.

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Equipmentby David CullenJune 2, 2023

Trucks-as-a-Service Model to Help Drive EV Adoption by Fleets

The Trucks-as-a-Service (TaaS) subscription-based model aims to make it easier and faster for fleets to convert to electric trucks.

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Fleet Managementby Kevin SurvanceMay 29, 2023

3 Ways Fleets Can Improve Driver Communications

Roll back 40 years. Qualcomm had not yet pioneered in-cab satellite communications and interstate drivers had to contact dispatchers, shippers, and receivers the old-fashioned way — by payphone.

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Driversby Deborah LockridgeMay 26, 2023

How Andrew Winkler Opens Doors for Drivers at Chief Carriers

How many top trucking executives would start a podcast called “Driven Too Far: The Truth About Trucking”? Andrew Winkler of Chief Carriers, that's who. He's an HDT Truck Fleet Innovator for 2023.

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How Data is Driving Fleet Efficiency and Sustainability at Ferguson Enterprises

Find out why Thurman Register, senior fleet manager, Ferguson Enterprises, was named a 2023 HDT Truck Fleet Innovator.

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Equipmentby Jim ParkMay 23, 2023

Driving the Workhorse W56 Electric Walk-In Van

Workhorse’s W56 electric walk-in delivery van is poised to fill in a gap in the market, occupied by only a handful of walk-in vans in the Class 5-6 space.

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Bison's Garth Pitzel on the Carrier's Safety Transformation

Bison Transport has taken home the Truckload Carriers Association safety award for large fleets for 13 years in a row — but go back a couple of decades and you would find a very different safety culture.

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