7 Elements of an Effective Fleet Safety Program
Implementing an effective fleet safety program requires these seven elements, says this author. How does your fleet's program stack up?
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Implementing an effective fleet safety program requires these seven elements, says this author. How does your fleet's program stack up?
The COVID pandemic forced an industry shift. The trucking and logistics industries will continue to look to technology adoption such as payment platforms to meet new safety and cost demands.
Daniel Lilley of Werner Enterprises, a 2020 HDT Truck Fleet Innovator, anticipates seeing the continued digitization of the supply chain.
Underperforming vehicles are even more of a drag to a fleet's bottom line than downtime, contends this author. What can you do about it?
The Reason Foundation’s Robert Poole suggests the Interstate System should have state-of-the-art service plazas, and that three factors may lead to support for reconsideration of the no-commercial-services rule for interstate rest areas.
With short seller “investigative reports,” tightly spun narratives set public opinion that can crash a stock by the end of the day. Shouldn’t a company’s valuation be based on the performance of finished product and meeting production timelines? Asking for Lordstown Motors.
Are the tips and tricks for getting the most out of a virtual event the same for their in-person counterparts? In some cases yes, but there are several differences.
In 2021, legacy issues like driver shortage and higher insurance costs will persist, and there’s no end to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A risk management expert's outlook.
With the start of a new year and new administration in D.C., we are likely to see major shifts in the commercial trucking industry, particularly in the form of regulations that focus on speed limits and electric vehicles.
Why one cleantech entrepreneur is convinced the 2020s will one day be remembered as a golden age of rapid innovation in deploying clean energy solutions – including electric fleet vehicles – at scale.
A recent visit by the alpha version of the electric pickup truck to Southern California points to a future of cleaner, efficient, and more affordable work truck fleets.
There are complex questions to address in adding electric trucks to your fleet, but that's all the more reason to get started sooner rather than later.
The key to reducing asset variability is to involve user groups early on and to gain their buy-in by framing the asset simplification discussion as ways to enhance user productivity and safety, and creating cost efficiencies that contribute to P&L objectives.
For the 2021-MY, Ford made ergonomic enhancements for drivers and added an available Parcel Delivery Package. This follows a major refresh in 2020, which added a Crew version, a new standard engine, standard active safety technologies, and embedded telematics to the Transit van family.
As a professional driver, I am thankful to be needed. There are over 30 million people who have filed for unemployment since the virus. Working at this point is a blessing. Without work, I think I would be going nuts.
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