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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.
From hand sanitizer to sick time, from PPE to training, three fleets shared how they're supporting their truck drivers during the pandemic in a webinar put on by American Trucking Associations and its Safety Management Council.
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At a White House event April 16, President Donald Trump thanked the truck drivers who are ensuring that essential goods make their way to their much-needed destinations, calling them the lifeblood of our economy.
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Truck drivers increasingly need face masks to meet both CDC recommendations and some state and local restrictions meant to spread the slow of the COVID-19 pandemic. We talked to fleets about what they're doing to get masks to drivers.
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Roehl Transport is one company that’s hiring, even as nationwide unemployment claims top 16 million due to COVID-19 pandemic-related business closures, layoffs and furloughs.
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It's possible recent low diesel prices may start heading back up, with news that oil-producing countries plan to cut crude-oil production.
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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act may offer some immediate relief for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and fleets need to understand their possible eligibility.
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In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has eased the standards related to commercial learner’s permit holders and obtaining a commercial driver’s license.
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Truck drivers are not supposed to be affected by a new CDC travel advisory in the Northeast or by new checkpoints in two states.
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When you look at your bottom line, there are always moments of “did we really spend that much?” If you’ve had this reaction to toll charges at your trucking fleet, there may be a few things you can do to keep costs down.
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In 2010, Kody Wantland answered an ad for a “safety specialist” for a local trucking company after returning to the U.S. after a deployment overseas. Less than a decade later, he won HDT's Safety and Compliance Award.
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