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Drivers•by David Cullen•January 23, 2023

There’s More Than One Way up with Driver Pay [Commentary]

Boosting truck driver wages is more than a numbers game. It also takes creative thinking, among fleets, the trucking industry, and even the government.

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Aftermarket•by Vesna Brajkovic•January 21, 2023

How Fleet Maintenance Managers Adapt to Parts Shortages

Three trucking fleet maintenance managers from North American for-hire carriers chime in on how they keep a handle on inventory and work with parts suppliers in an environment slew of component and equipment shortages.

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Fuel Smarts•by Jim Park•January 4, 2023

Q&A: Hyliion CEO Talks the ERX Hypertruck, Future of Natural Gas

After a test drive of Hyliion's ERX Hypertruck, HDT's Jim Park sits down with the company's founder and CEO Thomas Healy to discuss the future of natural gas as a motor fuel, the pathway to zero-emissions long-haul transport and more.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•January 1, 2023

100 Years of Covering Trucking: Celebrating Long-Lived Fleets

The year 2022 marked Heavy Duty Trucking’s 100th year of covering trucking. Throughout the year we asked long-lived fleets to share their stories with us, and we've put together a collection of companies large and small that have been around for 70, 80, 90, 100 years and longer.

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Aftermarket•by Jennifer Smith, JIT Truck Parts•December 31, 2022

Using Cross-References to Find Truck Parts

Since the start of COVID-19, trucking companies have been getting creative for how they source truck parts. Cross-referencing aftermarket replacement parts make it easier.

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Fleet Management•by Deborah Lockridge•December 31, 2022

CFI Endures More Than 70 Years, Even Through Ownership Changes

Contract Freighters, from single owner-operator to North American truckload giant.

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Fleet Management•by Deborah Lockridge•December 30, 2022

Family Fleets Keep on Truckin' after 70, 80 Years

Learn about three family trucking businesses that have been operating for 70 years or more.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•December 23, 2022

Epes Transport: 91 Years and Counting

Epes Transport was founded in 1931 in Blackstone, Virginia, as a tobacco hauler with three trucks.

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Fleet Management•by Deborah Lockridge•December 23, 2022

Two Trucking Fleets That Have Stood the Test of Time

We’re highlighting a couple of motor carriers that have been around just as long as HDT, if not longer. While the two companies have very different operations, they have in common a multi-generational family story.

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Fuel Smarts•by Deborah Lockridge•December 23, 2022

HDT's 2022 Newsmaker of the Year: The Internal Combustion Engine

Greener ICE options are growing for trucking, because there’s a long way to go convert an entire industry to zero emissions. Read why the internal combustion engine took HDT’s top spot for the topic that made the biggest splash in 2022.

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