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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•July 26, 2021

Global News Roundup: HD Truck Manufacturers Team Up For Electric Charging

ICYMI: A roundup of trucking industry news from Daimler, Traton, Volvo, MAN, Mercedes, FedEx, Delihvery, Volkswagen, Britain and more.

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Safety & Compliance•by Jim Park•July 26, 2021

CVSA Ponders Driverless-Truck Enforcement

It will be impractical to have autonomous trucks pull into inspections stations, so CVSA and the industry are examining alternatives to traditional vehicle inspections.

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Drivers•by David Cullen•July 22, 2021

Did FMCSA get Hours of Service Right This Time?

Did FMCSA get its revisions to the Hours of Service rule right this time? To find out, HDT Talks Trucking put that question to Jerad Childress of Childress Law PLLC and Truck Safe Consulting and to Chris Woody, safety manager for Nashville-based M&W Logistics.

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Aftermarket•by Denise Rondini•July 21, 2021

Group Plans to Strengthen Independent Shops

Believing independent shop are an underserved segment of the trucking industry, a group of people with a combined 200-plus years of experience in the transportation and commercial equipment industry formed the Association for Commercial Equipment Solutions.

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•July 20, 2021

Sustainable Fleets: 2020 'Transformative' for Battery-Electric Growth

We dig into the State of Sustainable Fleets Report for insights into medium- and heavy-duty fleet adoption of battery-electric, natural gas, propane, renewable fuels, and more.

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Equipment•by Jack Roberts•July 20, 2021

2021 Trailer Trends: Lighter, Smarter, Tougher

New technology is finding its way into a lighter and more durable generation of semi-trailer designs.

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Fleet Management•Cover Story•by David Cullen•July 16, 2021

Digitizing Freight: What Does It Mean For Your Fleet?

Tapping digital technologies improves visibility for shippers and brokers and quality of life for drivers.

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Safety & Compliance•by Brandon Wiseman, Trucksafe Consulting•July 14, 2021

5 Things Fleets Need to Know About FMCSA Off-Site Audits

Is an off-site safety audit in your future? The COVID-19 pandemic was a game-changer for off-site compliance reviews. FMCSA off-site audits increased by 400% in 2020 and are on track to nearly double in 2021.

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What You May Not Know About the MCS-150

If a motor carrier does not keep on top of the biennial updates of its Motor Carrier Identification Report (MCS-150), it could face deactivation of its USDOT number and daily fines.

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Drivers•by Deborah Lockridge•July 9, 2021

Drug Testing and the Driver Shortage

In the future, will we decide that someone can use cannabis and still be a safe, desirable driver for the trucking industry? The answer is complicated, HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge says in her latest editorial commentary.

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