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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.  

Western Star and Freightliner trucks
Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2025

Daimler Truck Financial Services and Geico Launch Connected Insurance Program for Trucking Customers

Daimler Truck Financial Services and Geico are offering a new data-driven insurance program for trucking that they say can save customers up to 10% on their commercial vehicle insurance premiums.

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Illustration of "Revoked" stamp on top of hours of service record of duty log grid
Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2025

FMCSA Revokes Five ELDs

Truck drivers and motor carriers using these five electronic logging devices must replace them by December 16.

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Newsby StaffOctober 13, 2025

Mack and Autocar Issue Recalls for In-Cab Safety Defects

In-cab components that could come loose are the cause of two new truck recalls, one from Mack and one from Autocar.

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Photo of TCA Chairman Jim Ward
Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2025

Truckload Carriers Association President Jim Ward to Retire

The Truckload Carriers Association is on the hunt for a new president with the announcement that TCA President Jim Ward will retire in the coming months.

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Newsby StaffOctober 1, 2025

Protect Your Fleet's Data: 9 Articles for Cybersecurity Month

October is Cybersecurity Month, so we've gathered some of HDT's best cybersecurity content for trucking companies.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 15, 2025

Nearly 14,000 Kenworth Trucks Recalled for Digital Dash Blue-Screen Failures

Kenworth is recalling thousands of trucks after faulty 15-inch digital displays were found to blue-screen, disabling speedometers and warning systems.

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Graphic with truck driver, safety cones, ATRI logo
Newsby StaffSeptember 10, 2025

Are Entry-Level Driver Training Rules Making Trucking Safer?

How well are mandatory entry-level driver training requirements working to improve trucking safety? The American Transportation Institute’s new research project aims to get some insight into that question.

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Illustration of a driver hours of service graph with the word Revoked stamped on it
Newsby StaffSeptember 4, 2025

FMCSA Revokes Three ELDs, Removes From Registered List

Beginning November 3, motor carriers and drivers who continue to use the revoked electronic logging devices will be cited for operating without an ELD and enforcement officials will place the driver out-of-service.

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Image of Freightliner truck on highway with Geotab ELD screen
Newsby StaffSeptember 4, 2025

Geotab ELD Integrates With Latest Freightliner Factory-Installed Telematics

Geotab announced it’s the first telematics company to certify its electronic logging device with Daimler Truck North America’s new factory-installed CTP3 (Connected Truck Platform) telematics hardware.

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ATA Tonnage Index line graph
Newsby StaffAugust 21, 2025

Tonnage, Trucking Conditions Indexes Show Continued Stagnation

The murky outlook for a recovery in the freight market remains murky, according to industry indexes released this week.

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