Articles

Fleet Management•by Doug Condra, President•June 1, 2008

The Shutdown Experience

Did we learn anything from past trucker strikes? Looks like we did.

Fleets seeking to modify driver behavior have many more tools at their disposal today than ever before.

Dispatch and routing systems, fuel purchasing applications and other solutions are proving their fuel-saving worth.

Five long days of testing showed trailer aerodynamics and wide-base single tires are best bets to save fuel.

Under-inflated tires and improper tread patterns conspire to rob you of fuel economy.

Manufacturers make progress on hydraulic systems while electric-drive trucks gain orders.

Fleet Management•by Steve Sturgess, Executive Editor•June 1, 2008

Spec a truck right, and you'll get top fuel economy. Do it wrong, and you could be doomed.

APUs and other onboard idle reduction technologies show promise, but fleet adoption has been slow.

Pull in, plug in, pay up, and enjoy. It's that simple, it's that cheap, and it's for real.

Fleet Management•by Deborah Lockridge, Senior Managing Editor •June 1, 2008

IdleAire - truckstop power, internet, entertainment, training system - stalls out.