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Equipment•by Jim Park•July 12, 2023

Brake Maintenance, Done Right

The idea of doing brake maintenance the right way could take many forms, but the ultimate proof of a successful approach to maintenance would be minimizing the number of unscheduled repairs between regularly scheduled preventive maintenance intervals.

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Loadsmith: Rethinking Logistics for the Autonomous Era

Brett Suma has a vision for AI-optimized autonomous truck lanes that will "shape the future of truckload transportation."

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Maintenance•by News/Media Release•July 5, 2023

Are Your Techs Installing Air Disc Brake Calipers Correctly?

A new primer from Bendix offers pointers for making sure heavy-duty air disc brake calipers are installed correctly.

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Equipment•by Jack Roberts•July 4, 2023

Great American Trucks: The GMC DUKW

It wasn’t pretty. But the GMC DUKW took the war to the Axis Powers during World War II — over both water and land.

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Equipment•by Jack Roberts•July 3, 2023

Great American Trucks: The Mack AC

The pugnacious Mack AC was tough, reliable and tenacious. It was in, in short, a Bulldog of a truck that became famous the world over.

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Fuel Smarts•by David Cullen•June 29, 2023

Electric Trucks: Scoring on the Utility Play

The first bleeding-edge question that’s hard to avoid when it comes to electrifying a medium- or heavy-duty truck fleet is, “Who pays what?” The next one is, “What comes first?” Infrastructure or trucks? David Cullen has some good news in Passing Zone column.

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Equipment•by Jim Park•June 26, 2023

Here’s How Continental Tests Tires at its Uvalde Proving Grounds

If fleets knew how top-tier tire companies engineer and test tires, they’d think of them as more than just round and black.

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Fleet Management•by Ronnie Wendt•June 23, 2023

How Automating Load Brokering Helps Carriers Meet Trucking Challenges

Newtrul CEO Ed Stockman discusses top issues facing freight brokers and motor carriers and how technology in the load-matching process can help.

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Fuel Smarts•Cover Story•by Deborah Lockridge•June 22, 2023

Meet HDT’s 2023 Top Green Fleets

This year’s HDT Top Green Fleet honorees, as well as nominations and entries, reflect a surge in zero-emission technology exploration and adoption.

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Safety & Compliance•by Wayne Parham•June 19, 2023

Behind the Scenes at a Weigh Station

In Georgia, weigh stations serve as a base of operation not just for truck weight inspectors but also for patrol officers who conduct roadside safety inspections. HDT spent a day on the scene during Roadcheck.

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