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Stephane Babcock

Former Managing Editor

Stephane Babcock is the former managing editor of Heavy Duty Trucking and TruckingInfo.com. He began covering the heavy-vehicle market in 2006. Previously, he served as senior editor on Automotive Fleet and Work Truck, as well as developed content for Bobit Business Media events such as Heavy Duty Trucking eXchange and the Fleet Safety Conference.

Articlesby Stephane BabcockDecember 23, 2020

Trends in Class 8

The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t stopped heavy-duty truck makers from setting their sights on driver assistance, electrification, and autonomy.

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Articlesby 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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Articlesby 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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Newsby Stephane BabcockNovember 11, 2020

Penske Deploys eM2 to Temco Logistics’ Fleet

Penske Truck Leasing has put a battery-electric eM2 from the Freightliner Innovation Fleet into service with Temco Logistics, a final-mile, white glove solutions provider.

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Articlesby Stephane BabcockNovember 4, 2020

How Trailer Tracking Paid for Itself at Vaughan Xpress

When your trailers outnumber your tractors almost five to one, you need peace of mind when it comes to asset protection. For Vaughan Xpress, that meant installing Road Ready’s smart trailer system.

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Trailer Talkby Stephane BabcockOctober 23, 2020

Can You Guess What's in That Trailer?

You don’t always know what’s in the trailers that pass you on the road. But some of those trailers are carrying something a little more dangerous that frozen food or new bedding…like, maybe, a nuclear weapon. But this isn’t an ordinary trailer; this is a trailer specifically made to not only carry this type of payload, but protect it at all costs.

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Articlesby Stephane BabcockOctober 22, 2020

How HR Needs to Approach COVID-19

In a session packed with information for HR professionals, Katharine Weber, a principal with law firm Jackson Lewis, offered a breakdown of how to plan and brace for COVID-19's continuing effect on the trucking industry’s human resources departments.

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Articlesby Stephane BabcockOctober 17, 2020

Waymo: Lessons from Light-Duty Shaping Class 8 Autonomous Project

Before the industry began eyeing the possibility of driverless semis, there was a little car secretly driving around the country with no one at the wheel. This has now evolved into a new project, Waymo Via, which is looking to make autonomous trucking and local delivery a reality.

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Articlesby Stephane BabcockOctober 8, 2020

Heavy Hauler Goes Big

Henderson Heavy Haul has to maneuver some of the largest oversized loads on the road. Without the right equipment, they would be stuck between more than just a rock and a hard place.

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Articlesby Stephane BabcockSeptember 25, 2020

Don’t Overlook These Trailer Maintenance Items

Keeping your fleet on the road is more than just ensuring your trucks are ready to roll; trailers need love, too.

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