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Former Senior Contributing Editor
Well-known in the industry for his wealth of knowledge, folksy style and straight talk, Tom Berg covered vocational and medium-duty applications, maintenance and alternative fuels for Heavy Duty Trucking for several years.
He is a commercial driver’s license holder and a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Truck Writers of North America and 11 Jesse H. Neal honors.
He has covered trucking since 1978.
Checking and maintaining tie pressure is a pain for drivers, and human nature takes its toll on trailer tires, reports Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.
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Many trailers need energy absorbing rear impact guards, but many don't. Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg talks about them.
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Rear impact guards, or RIGs, should have a label attesting to its compliance with federal regulations. But in a recent CVSA inspection blitz, they were the source of several headaches.
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Trailers are a big part of the annual event's exhaustive testing process, reports Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.
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U-Haul is touting its new 26-foot trailer's aerodynamic body. Proper corner radii came into use in the 1980s following the second Arab Oil Embargo, recalls Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.
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Side skirts are still king when it comes to fuel-saving trailer specs and add-ons among fleets tracked in the North American Council for Freight Efficiency's annual study. Tom Berg has more in the Trailer Talk blog.
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If cars are selling so fast, as TV commercials say, why must we see those spots so often? asks Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.
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Visual warning to brighten attention on low bridge in Delaware, Ohio, reports Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.
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A cartoon cowboy and catchy tune help sell a useful specialized truck body called a slinger for soil and mulch. Blog commentary by senior contributing editor Tom Berg.
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Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg finds that U-Haul trailers are heavy but strong, and are also easy to use.
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