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Equipmentby Jim ParkJune 14, 2021

Tweak Heavy-Duty Truck Engine Settings To Save Fuel

Dialing in some basic fuel-economy parameters to your truck's engine settings can easily save 5% in fuel. Dig a little deeper into the ECM and even more savings are possible.

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Driversby Sergio RojasJune 11, 2021

5 Ways Trucking Fleets Can Help Drivers with Back Pain

Back pain is prevalent in truck drivers, given their job duties and lifestyle. Read five things fleets can do to help their drivers with prevention or treatment of low-back pain.

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Aftermarketby Denise RondiniJune 10, 2021

Actual Cost Data Helps Fleets Benchmark Repair Performance

Benchmarking allows an organization to measure repair performance and compare it to that of other, similar businesses – and to discover areas where they can make improvements. But getting good benchmarking data can be a challenge.

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Driversby Vesna BrajkovicJune 8, 2021

Retention Practices: Align With Shippers That Care About Your Drivers

Can fleets control how forces on the outside treat their drivers? Garner Trucking, a five-time honoree on the Best Fleets to Drive For list, is doing its part to try.

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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeJune 2, 2021

Q&A: DTNA's O'Leary on Electric Trucks, Vocational Market, and More

John O’Leary, the new chief at Daimler Trucks North America, talks about the challenges of a booming truck market, the launch of new vocational and electric trucks, its parent company, and more.

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Managementby StaffJune 1, 2021

6 Ways to Find a Mentor

Pinpointing what you want help accomplishing, networking inside and outside your industry, and seeking someone you admire who will push you are key to bolstering your career with a mentor.

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Driversby Vesna BrajkovicJune 1, 2021

Retention Practices: Offer a Mentorship Program

Grand Island Express — named a Best Fleet to Drive For for the 10th consecutive year — pairs up its most successful and experienced drivers with new recruits to support their transition into the fleet.

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How One Fleet Took Healthcare Costs into its Own Hands

Captive insurance companies are becoming more popular as a way for motor carriers to keep auto and liability insurance costs down. L&F Distributors, a Texas-based beverage distributor with some 1,000 power units, applied the same approach to healthcare costs.

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How a Trucking Company Fought Back a Nuclear Verdict

A crash so devastating it had John Vaccaro wondering if he even wanted to continue on with the family trucking business was a wake-up call to double down on safety.

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Driversby StaffMay 19, 2021

Steve’s Livestock Transport Offers Drivers Customized Training

To keep drivers updated on the latest livestock hauling regulations in the U.S. and Canada, Steve’s Livestock Transport assigns refresher and remedial online training courses to nearly all 200 drivers and owner operators in the fleet.

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