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Maintenanceby Greg Matheson, LubrizolJune 28, 2021

How Engine Oil Choice Can Make Your Fleet More Profitable

Heavy-duty engine oils can have a major impact on two of the top three equipment-related cost areas for fleets: fuel and maintenance. Are you using the best oils for your fleet's bottom line?

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Aftermarketby Denise RondiniJune 28, 2021

8 Ways To Better Manage Parts Inventory

Proper truck parts inventory management is more important than ever. Check out these eight simple ways that will help fleets manage inventories more effectively.

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Fleet Managementby Jeff KauffmanJune 24, 2021

What Does Inflation Mean For Trucking?

Driver costs, equipment costs, insurance costs, travel and food costs may have longer-term legs of reducing the purchasing power of your budget, says HDT's Contributing Economic Analyst Jeff Kauffman.

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Driversby Avery Vise, FTRJune 24, 2021

Will Smaller Jobless Benefits Bring Back Drivers?

Analysis by FTR shows that unemployment benefits were competitive. In 22 states, the median wage for a heavy truck driver exceeded maximum unemployment benefits by less than $5,000 a year.

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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeJune 23, 2021

Global News Roundup: Autonomous Truck Market Heats Up in Asia

ICYMI: A roundup of trucking industry news from Plus, Kodiak Robotics, TuSimple, SEA Electric, Shell, Daimler and Hyundai.

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Fuel Smartsby Deborah LockridgeJune 21, 2021

Idle Reduction: Not One Size Fits All

As we spoke with HDT Truck Fleet Innovators for our June cover story on ways to save fuel, it became evident that auxiliary power units are a perfect example of how fuel-saving specs are not one-size-fits all.

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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeJune 21, 2021

Can We Bridge the Infrastructure Divide?

Will the shutdown the Hernando De Soto bridge be a wake-up call to support the nation's infrastructure? HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge thinks it is way beyond time for politicians in Washington to come together and fix this problem.

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Fuel SmartsCover Storyby Deborah LockridgeJune 18, 2021

9 Ways Innovative Fleets Save Fuel

HDT Truck Fleet Innovators past and present share their fuel-saving strategies.

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Fuel Smartsby Jim ParkJune 17, 2021

How CDA Works to Cut Emissions, Improve Efficiency

Cylinder deactivation can reduce NOx emissions through hotter exhaust temperatures and allow more efficient engine operation on fewer cylinders under low-load conditions.

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Fuel Smartsby Vesna BrajkovicJune 16, 2021

How Proper Truck Tire Pressure Saves Fleets Fuel

For maximum fuel efficiency from tires, go beyond passive tire pressure monitoring and look to telematics data.

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