Replacing Commercial Loading with Smart Zones — Does it Work?
The process of loading and unloading in commercial loading zones is antiquated. A curb management pilot with the City of Aspen promises a better way. What do the findings say?
The process of loading and unloading in commercial loading zones is antiquated. A curb management pilot with the City of Aspen promises a better way. What do the findings say?
Delivering up to 330 packages a day while meeting performance metrics around truck load time, deliveries per hour, and driving behaviors can be rewarding — but isn’t for the faint of heart.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's Roadcheck inspection blitz is a great reason to get up close and personal with your lighting system.
Garner Trucking established a driver’s advisory council, which is tasked with allocating $20,000 each year to fleet improvements that would make their working lives better.
Kenworth blends “big rig” looks and passenger-car safety and performance in its all-new medium-duty truck lineup.
A growing trend in second-stage manufacturing is light-weighting, which involves specifying lighter-weight materials to achieve an overall weight reduction to an upfitted vehicle. Specifying lighter-weight upfit materials decreases the vehicle’s curb weight, which, in turn, lowers operating costs by reducing fuel consumption and decreases emissions.
Kenworth’s new lineup is the OEM’s first update of its medium-duty offerings since 2007, and the introduction of the first all-new models in almost 30 years. The MD trucks feature the North American debut of the Paccar TX-8 automatic transmission.
Kenworth General Manager Kevin Baney discussed production delays due to a COVID-19 disruption in microchip availability and sat down with HDT to talk about the past year, his company’s new trucks, technology, and the road ahead.
Backing up your drivers becomes easy when you’ve got a recording to prove they were acting in the right.
Spec’ing trucks effectively boils down to having a precise idea of what the vehicle will be used for. Find out what it takes to create the perfect truck for any business needs.
There are many unanswered questions regarding Oshkosh Defense’s $6 billion contract with USPS, including whether an electric prototype or a “swappable” drivetrain even exists. Yet there are ways to achieve electrification of the USPS fleet and avoid living with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s ham-handed decision for decades to come.
About one in every seven drivers has diabetes in the United States. Fleets should be proactive in improving the quality of life for their drivers, enabling them to continue to provide for themselves after a diagnosis of diabetes.
How efficient is an all-electric Class 6 delivery truck in its regular duty cycle with payloads up to 11,000 lbs.? Weight is less of an EV range inhibitor than you’d think.
All of the telematics data a single fleet generates can lead to “information overload." Analyzing the data better on Geotab’s end means they can push the data into features in their products that help customers improve their operations.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse has been in effect for a little over a year – but there are still some stumbling blocks fleets can run into.
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