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Fleet Managementby Avery Vise, FTRDecember 3, 2021

What Do New Small Carriers Mean For Trucking Capacity?

Strong market conditions and extraordinary financial assistance from Washington have sparked an unprecedented surge in the number of newly authorized trucking companies — especially small ones.

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Safety & Complianceby Brandon Wiseman, Childress Law & Trucksafe ConsultingDecember 2, 2021

5 Enforcement Metrics Fleets Should Monitor

Find out which five safety enforcement metrics your trucking fleet must track on a routine basis.

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Fleet Managementby David CullenNovember 29, 2021

Highway Bill Remains in Legislative Limbo [Commentary]

Trucking is owed another key bill, one that Congress has been kicking down the road all year long, says HDT Washington/Business Contributing Editor David Cullen.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffNovember 24, 2021

Global News Roundup: Volvo Gets Record Electric-Truck Order

ICYMI: A roundup of global trucking industry news from Volvo, DFDS, Mercedes, Traton, WeRide, Hyzon and Tevva.

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Equipmentby Jim ParkNovember 24, 2021

Will Electric Trucks Need New Suspensions?

Electric trucks will redefine how we move freight, but will the addition of a few tons of batteries demand a redesign of the vehicle itself? Find out.

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Equipmentby Jack RobertsNovember 24, 2021

Q&A: Torc CEO Talks Autonomous-Truck Development

"This idea that we’re just going to keep adding sensor after sensor to these trucks without eventually reinventing the chassis from the ground up doesn’t make any sense." Find out why in this HDT interview with Torc Robotics CEO Michael Fleming about autonomous-truck development.

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Fuel SmartsCover Storyby Deborah LockridgeNovember 24, 2021

Meet HDT's 2021 Top Green Fleets

Read how 30 trucking operations in the U.S. are leading the way in sustainability.

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Fleet Managementby Vesna BrajkovicNovember 23, 2021

4 Ways Corporate Culture Can Help Retain Women at Your Fleet

Executives from the 2021 Top Companies for Women to Work for in Transportation share four things fleets can do to create a corporate culture that retains women drivers and leaders.

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Safety & Complianceby David CullenNovember 22, 2021

Musical Chairs Ending at FMCSA [Commentary]

For those keeping score, Meera Joshi is the third acting chief of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since President Trump’s appointee Ray Martinez stepped down two years ago.

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Maintenanceby Jim ParkNovember 22, 2021

Prevent Truck Cab Corrosion: Keep De-Icing Compounds at Bay

Truck cab corrosion of the penetrating kind is almost a thing of the past, but de-icing chemicals can lodge in obscure places and cause structural damage year-round.

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