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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.  

Newsby StaffFebruary 17, 2025

Applications Open for Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange

Heavy Duty Trucking invites fleet managers of heavy-duty trucks to apply for its Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange networking and educational event, Sept. 3-5 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Collage of HDT Top 20 Products 2025
Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2025

HDT Announces 2025 Top 20 Trucking Products

There are a lot of “smart” products and technologies in this year’s HDT Top 20 Products, which honor the best new and improved products we reported on last year.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2025

House Bill Would Require Transparency of Third-Party Payments in Litigation

"When the plaintiffs’ bar perverts civil litigation into a casino game of ‘jackpot justice,’ the costs are borne by everyone," said the American Trucking Associations in response to a bill to require funding disclosure in civil lawsuits.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2025

Freightliner Electric Trucks Recalled for Possible Loss of Drive Power

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling 810 Freightliner eCascadia and Freightliner eM2 trucks for a defect that could cause a loss of drive power without warning.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2025

Hazard Lights Cause Recall of 5,000+ Kenworth, Peterbilt Trucks

The exterior lighting switch may fail on some Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks, resulting in the hazard lights and the instrument display back-light brightness adjustment not functioning.

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DOT medical forms with incorrect stamp and photo of blood pressure check
Articlesby StaffFebruary 6, 2025

Liability Nightmare: Your DOT Medical Exam Forms Probably Have Errors

A questionable medical certification decision made from bad information on a truck driver's exam form doesn't relieve motor carriers from potential liability for a crash.

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 6, 2025

Answers to 5 Frequently Asked Questions About Truck Driver Medical Exams

Interstate truck drivers are required to take a physical qualification examination and receive a Medical Examiner’s Certificate every other year to confirm that they are healthy enough to safely perform their job. What do their employers need to know?

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2025

Throttle Pedal Issue Means Recall for 1,100 Kenworth, Peterbilt Trucks

Throttle pedals may stick, or bind, on medium-duty and heavy-duty Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks affected by the recall.

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Driverless tractor-trailer operating in Permian basin
Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2025

Driverless Trucks Delivering in Permian Basin

A Texas company is using Kodiak-equipped autonomous RoboTrucks to transport proppant used in hydraulic fracturing – without a driver.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2025

TAT Offers New Human Trafficking Prevention Video for Corporate Employees

TAT, a nonprofit dedicated to educating transportation workers on red flags of human trafficking, has launched a new training video designed for corporate employees.

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