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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.)

Guest Voices •by Braden Pastalaniec, Uptake•June 9, 2021

5 Ways to Improve Vehicle Underperformance

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?

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Guest Voices •by Robert Poole, Reason Foundation•April 16, 2021

3 Factors That May Support Commercial Services at Rest Areas

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.

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Guest Voices •by Mike Birge, Hub International•February 18, 2021

4 Trends to Consider in Fleet Risk Management

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.

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Guest Voices •by Fred Fakkema and Gary Schmidt, Zonar•January 31, 2021

8 Changes to Expect in Trucking in 2021

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.

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Guest Voices •by Vic Shao, Amply Power•January 25, 2021

3 Cleantech Predictions for the 2020s

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.

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Guest Voices •by Randal Kaufman, Black & Veatch•November 24, 2020

Electrified Trucking: Getting in Gear Should Begin Now

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.

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