Guest Voices features contributed posts from members of the trucking and transportation industry on a variety of current issues. (Opinions of the authors are their own and may not reflect those of HDT.)
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.
The National Transportation Safety Board contents that the new, more "flexible" hours-of-service rule puts commercial drivers — and those with whom they share the roads — at increased risk.
As the new technology hype machine works in overdrive, it’s time to take a deep breath and concentrate on product releases that we can experience for ourselves and drive. Remember those?
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new safety challenges to the roads for truck drivers and safety managers, and drivers must prioritize implementing and executing on safety best practices and protocols to ensure the roads they operate on stay safe.
As the best minds in global medicine continue to make progress toward an effective treatment or vaccine for COVID-19, those providing supply chain services and technology need to ensure we have the most effective set of solutions in place to manage and monitor those shipments.
