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All That's Trucking

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•March 3, 2015

Edge Fairings Gain SmartWay Elite Status

The Tail resembles the Trailer Tail from ATDynamics, but seems unique in that its panels automatically deploy when the rig reaches about 45 mph, then fold up as it slows down.

On the Road•by Jim Park•February 26, 2015

What's the Best Thing Ever to Happen to Cargo Securement?

Of all the rules truckers must abide by, the cargo securement rules are likely the most often misinterpreted. In many cases, citations result not from willful neglect or negligence, but from simple ignorance or misunderstanding. And it's not always only the driver who's to blame.

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•February 25, 2015

How Low Can Oil Prices Go?

Economist and financial analyst Gary Shilling set off a bit of a furor recently when he said the price of crude oil could go as low as $10 a barrel. Deborah Lockridge explores the likelihood of that in her All That's Trucking blog.

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•February 23, 2015

Hello CARB, Are You Listening?

John Dutra is a one-man band, running his custom-upfit 1991 Isuzu FSR for construction work in the South Bay of San Francisco. Dutra couldn’t have known when he bought his truck so many years ago that today he’d be staring down a government mandate to (in all practicality) buy a cleaner truck.

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•February 20, 2015

Blinding Snow Turns a Trailer into a Tow Truck

A minivan plowed into the rear of a semi on I-75 in northern Michigan, and got dragged along for miles by the rig because its driver was totally unaware that he had something hanging on.

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•February 11, 2015

Near High Street in Hicksville, Ohio, is a Really LOW Overpass

Sometimes, following the truck route is the only way to stay safe, as Senior Editor Tom Berg finds when he travels through a small town in Ohio.

On the Road•by Jim Park•February 4, 2015

Square Pegs, Round Holes: Trucking & Demographics

As far back as 1996, it was abundantly clear that the driver shortage as we knew it then was nothing compared to what we face today. The driver shortage then was just a puff of smoke on the horizon. Today, we could say the torpedoes are in the water. It didn't have to be that way.

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•January 30, 2015

HDT Magazine

All That's Trucking

Guest Voices

On the Road

Truck Tech

Edge Fairings Gain SmartWay Elite Status

What's the Best Thing Ever to Happen to Cargo Securement?

How Low Can Oil Prices Go?

Hello CARB, Are You Listening?

Blinding Snow Turns a Trailer into a Tow Truck

Near High Street in Hicksville, Ohio, is a Really LOW Overpass

Square Pegs, Round Holes: Trucking & Demographics

Metal Coils Snuggle Safely into Cradles on This Specialized Trailer

Out-of-Control Doubles Make Spectacular Video

Article Explores One Doctor's Foray into Truckstop Medicine

Busted! How I Got Caught Littering -- Or So it Appeared

This Trailer’s Smoking Brake Was a Nose Full