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Equipmentby Jack RobertsDecember 11, 2020

How Automated Transmissions Helped a Paving Fleet Improve Fuel Economy and Driver Health

With a bit of fine-tuning, automated manual transmissions have transformed one Oregon paving fleet’s trucking operations.

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Equipmentby Mike AntichDecember 7, 2020

Q&A: How Ford Plans to Increase Commercial Vehicle Sales

Ford wants to make commercial vehicles a larger part of its business, and Ford CV leader Ted Cannis explains how the company is turning to things such as electrification and connectivity to make it happen.

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Equipmentby Lauren Fletcher and Deborah LockridgeDecember 7, 2020

4 Trends Affecting the Future of Commercial Tires

How are trucking trends going to affect the commercial tires you buy in the future?

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Fuel Smartsby Jim ParkNovember 20, 2020

The Path to Electric Reefers

Complete electrification of transport refrigeration units will be slow, and will probably match the progress made with battery-electric vehicles.

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Aftermarketby Denise RondiniNovember 20, 2020

Mobile Maintenance: A Growing Trend [Commentary]

Today’s mobile service trucks are handling more than just roadside breakdowns.

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Fuel Smartsby Deborah LockridgeNovember 20, 2020

Green Transportation: Beyond the Tailpipe [Commentary]

In what has felt a bit this year like a headlong rush toward zero-emission battery-electric and hydrogen-fuel-cell vehicles, are we overlooking other potential environmental impacts?

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Fleet Managementby Stephane BabcockNovember 19, 2020

Preparing for the 2G/3G Sunset

What fleets need to know about the sunsetting of 2G and 3G technologies and the upcoming jump to 5G.

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Safety & Complianceby Stephane BabcockNovember 19, 2020

ELDs: One Year Later

Fleets share lessons learned in the nearly 12 months since the electronic logging device mandate went into full effect.

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Equipmentby Jack RobertsNovember 16, 2020

Test Drive: Western Star’s Head-Turning Workhorse Hits the Highway

More than a new truck, the Western Star 49X signals a new way forward for Daimler’s vocational lineup. HDT Senior Editor Jack Roberts gets behind the wheel on and off the pavement in this test drive.

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Fuel Smartsby Jim ParkNovember 16, 2020

Q&A: Talking Hydrogen Fuel Cells with Loop Energy Chief Ben Nyland

What do you need to know about hydrogen fuel cells? Fuel-cell supplier Loop Energy has been around for nearly 20 years, so HDT Talks Trucking asked Loop President and CEO Ben Nyland.

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