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Fleet Managementby Vesna BrajkovicApril 6, 2023

A Happy Medium: How Drivers Influence Regional Freight Movement

As more drivers look toward regional haul as a more predictable trucking job, some fleets are adapting their operations to meet those expectations.

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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeApril 5, 2023

Revisiting the Electronic Logging Device Mandate [Commentary]

HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge explores what questions still remain about ELDs.

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Equipmentby StaffApril 5, 2023

Global News Roundup: Mercedes Tests Electric Trucks in Extreme Winter Conditions

ICYMI: A roundup of global trucking news from Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Volvo Trucks, BYD and more.

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Fleet Managementby Vesna BrajkovicApril 3, 2023

How a For-Hire Truckload Carrier Successfully Assesses Drivers

Paper Transport purposefully narrowed its driver applicant pool, but somehow that has led to reduced turnover and exponential growth. How did they do it?

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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeMarch 31, 2023

Rollzi Brings a High-Tech Twist to an Old Trucking Model

When Damien Hutchins was in the brokerage business, he was struck by how much time is wasted in trucking because trucks have to stop so drivers can sleep. So he co-founded a tech-enabled trucking company, Rollzi, to bring a new operating model to the industry: Single-lane relays.

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Maintenanceby Jack RobertsMarch 30, 2023

Ploger Transportation Nears the 100,000-Mile Drain Interval Mark

Ploger Transportation isn’t just keeping its trucks longer – it’s also keeping them on the road longer with extreme oil drain intervals.

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Equipmentby Vesna BrajkovicMarch 30, 2023

Q&A: AEye’s Andrew Nelson on Lidar’s Role in Autonomous Trucking

Lidar developer AEye’s VP of Trucking Andrew Nelson tells HDT how shakeups in the autonomous trucking space impact technology providers and explores the perception of the industry.

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Safety & Complianceby By Chris Woody, Guest ContributorMarch 28, 2023

6 Steps to a Safer Trucking Fleet [Commentary]

You might be surprised by how a top-notch fleet safety program can be good for what ails you.

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Fuel Smartsby David CullenMarch 27, 2023

Stricter Truck Emissions Standards are a Gorilla of a Monkey Wrench [Commentary]

CARB may be able to quickly squeeze heavy-truck emission limits yet tighter, explores HDT's Contributing Washington/Business Editor David Cullen in the Passing Zone column.

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Fleet Managementby Jeff KauffmanMarch 26, 2023

What Do Q1 Freight Volumes Tell Us?

Given the uncertainty in the larger economy, what do the various volume lead indicators for trucking telling us? HDT's Contributing Economic Analyst explores the numbers.

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