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Fleet ManagementCover Storyby Deborah LockridgeApril 20, 2021

Meet HDT's 2021 Truck Fleet Innovators

Meet six fleet leaders who challenge conventional notions of how things have been done before.

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Maintenanceby Jim ParkApril 15, 2021

5 Tips For Keeping Truck Lighting in Check

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's Roadcheck inspection blitz is a great reason to get up close and personal with your lighting system.

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Driversby Vesna BrajkovicApril 12, 2021

Retention Practices: Give Drivers a Say in Fleet Investments

Garner Trucking established a driver’s advisory council, which is tasked with allocating $20,000 each year to fleet improvements that would make their working lives better.

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Equipmentby Jack RobertsApril 7, 2021

Test Drive: Kenworth’s Medium-Duty Line

Kenworth blends “big rig” looks and passenger-car safety and performance in its all-new medium-duty truck lineup.

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Equipmentby Jack RobertsApril 6, 2021

Kenworth Unveils All-New Medium Duty Line

Kenworth’s new lineup is the OEM’s first update of its medium-duty offerings since 2007, and the introduction of the first all-new models in almost 30 years. The MD trucks feature the North American debut of the Paccar TX-8 automatic transmission.

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Equipmentby Jack RobertsApril 5, 2021

Q&A: Kenworth Talks Production Delays, New Trucks, Tech

Kenworth General Manager Kevin Baney discussed production delays due to a COVID-19 disruption in microchip availability and sat down with HDT to talk about the past year, his company’s new trucks, technology, and the road ahead.

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Driversby Sergio RojasMarch 30, 2021

How to Help Truck Drivers Deal With Diabetes

About one in every seven drivers has diabetes in the United States. Fleets should be proactive in improving the quality of life for their drivers, enabling them to continue to provide for themselves after a diagnosis of diabetes.

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Fleet Managementby Jim BeachMarch 29, 2021

Geotab to Focus on Improving Data Analysis

All of the telematics data a single fleet generates can lead to “information overload." Analyzing the data better on Geotab’s end means they can push the data into features in their products that help customers improve their operations.

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5 Things Fleets Need to Know About the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse has been in effect for a little over a year – but there are still some stumbling blocks fleets can run into.

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Equipmentby Jim ParkMarch 25, 2021

Inside Waymo's Autonomous Truck [VIDEO]

Waymo offers a virtual ride-along in the cab of one of its autonomous fleet trucks. A 15-minute loop around the south side of Phoenix reveals how the AI recognizes and responds to traffic.

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