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Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge's take on anything and everything related to trucking,

Deborah Lockridge

Editor and Associate Publisher

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Guest Voices

Guest Voices features contributed posts from members of the trucking and transportation industry on ...

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On the Road

Straight talk on trucking from a driver turned award-winning journalist.

Jim Park

Former HDT Equipment Editor

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Truck Tech

Insights on ground-breaking technical developments and trends in an industry being transformed by te...

Jack Roberts

Executive Editor

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Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•November 14, 2017

Talbert Celebrates Removable Gooseneck’s 70th Anniversary

The mechanical gooseneck revolutionized equipment loading by eliminating the need to drive machinery up and over the trailer tires, says Talbert. Tom Berg has more in the Trailer Talk blog.

On the Road•by Jim Park•November 9, 2017

Truck Driver Gets the Blame in Driverless Shuttle Bus Crash

Media outlets are reporting a collision between a driverless shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer in Las Vegas just hours after the bus was unveiled - and the truck driver was blamed. Equipment Editor Jim Park has more in his On the Road blog.

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•November 8, 2017

End Dump Plays the Middle Man in Grain Transfer Operation

A big two-wheel field cart has brought beans directly to a silo but needed the semi to dump them into an auger. Blog commentary by Tom Berg, Senior Contributing Editor

Truck Tech•by Jack Roberts•November 3, 2017

Blockchain Explained, Part 2: What Can it Do?

Blockchain will start out as a platform to enable real-time transparency in logistics. But its future potential could transform trucking operations completely, explains Senior Editor Jack Roberts in his Truck Tech blog.

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•October 30, 2017

No CDL Needed to Operate This Trailer Spotter

TrailerCaddy is battery-electric powered and can move empty and loaded semitrailers weighing up to 70,000 pounds, its maker says. Blog commentary by Tom Berg, Senior Contributing Editor.

Truck Tech•by Jack Roberts•October 25, 2017

Blockchain Explained, Part I

In Part I of this two-part blog series, HDT senior editor Jack Roberts explains how the widely misunderstood blockchain concept works and how it will soon superpower logistics operations around the globe.

Passing Zone•by David Cullen•October 25, 2017

At ATA, Thoughts on Policy-Making and Politicking

You could certainly be forgiven if you were attending the American Trucking Associations’ annual confab here in Orlando this week and thought you’d made a wrong turn and stumbled into one of those partisan party retreats that Capitol Hill denizens hold somewhere outside the Beltway every now and then. Blog Commentary by David Cullen, Executive Editor

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•October 24, 2017

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All That's Trucking

Guest Voices

On the Road

Truck Tech

Talbert Celebrates Removable Gooseneck’s 70th Anniversary

Truck Driver Gets the Blame in Driverless Shuttle Bus Crash

End Dump Plays the Middle Man in Grain Transfer Operation

Blockchain Explained, Part 2: What Can it Do?

No CDL Needed to Operate This Trailer Spotter

Blockchain Explained, Part I

At ATA, Thoughts on Policy-Making and Politicking

You Don't See a Sperry Truck Every Day

The Human Element, First and Foremost

Intellipark Takes the Sting Out of Parking Brake Valves

Trump Talks Taxes – but What about Roads?

Interesting Equipment at the New Atlanta Show