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Our team of enterprising editors bring years of experience covering the fleet industry. We offer a deep understanding of trends and the ever-evolving landscapes we cover in fleet, trucking, and transportation.  

Photo Galleriesby StaffSeptember 8, 2020

2020 Fact Book: Sustainability [Photos]

Since fuel savings cover more than just costs and consumption, we decided to rename the Fuel section in this year's Fact Book to give it a broader range of topics to cover.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 8, 2020

ATRI Surveys Industry for Top Concerns

The American Transportation Research Institute recently launched its annual Top Industry Issues Survey, which asks the industry shareholders to rank the top issues of concern, as well as potential strategies for addressing each issue.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffSeptember 4, 2020

2020 Fact Book: Equipment [Photos]

While 2019 saw surges in equipment purchases in the last few months of 2019, the COVID-19 outbreak quickly changed the landscape.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffSeptember 4, 2020

2020 Fact Book: Logistics [Photos]

In HDT’s 2020 Fact Book, this section deals with all aspects of logistics, giving a statistical look at how fleets are addressing available freight over the course of a year.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2020

Fate of Independent Contractors in California Has Another Day in Court

Oral arguments in front of an appeals court raise concerns that trucking’s challenge to California’s controversial AB5 independent contractor legislation could face an uphill battle.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2020

Barr-Nunn Transportation’s New Driver Pay Options

Barr-Nunn Transportation recently created two new solo and one new team pay offerings, which the carrier has named Shift Load Pay.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2020

IIHS: Front Crash Prevention Works for Large Trucks

A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that trucks equipped with forward collision warning had 22% fewer crashes and trucks with AEB had 12% fewer crashes than those without either technology.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 2, 2020

ACT Research, FTR: Truck Orders See High

According to both ACT Research and FTR, preliminary North American Class 8 net orders for August increased, climbing to 19,500 and 20,500 units, respectively.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 2, 2020

CVSA Releases 2020 Operation Safe Driver Week Results

During this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week, which took place July 12-18, law enforcement found 29,921 truck drivers engaging in unsafe driver behaviors.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 2, 2020

PrePass Adds 36 Pre-Clearance, Bypass Locations

In the past six months, PrePass Safety Alliance equipped an additional 30 agricultural inspection sites, as well as weigh stations in Texas, Louisiana, and Montana, for pre-clearance and bypass services.

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