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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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Guest Voices •by Caitlyn Chacon, Senior Counsel at Samsara•August 8, 2022

Why the Young Driver Apprenticeship Program Could be Key to Trucking’s Future

Recruiting younger drivers into the trucking industry — and training them safely — could be instrumental in addressing the growing driver shortage. The new federal apprenticeship program could help close the gap.

Guest Voices •by Paul Cupka, Fairfax County Department of Vehicle Services•July 28, 2022

Don't Wait to Train Technicians How to Maintain Electric Vehicles

When it comes to technician training, are we going to ignore alternative forms of vehicle power, such as electric drivetrains, hydrogen, and natural gas, like we did with aftertreatment?

Locking It In•by Rolf Lockwood•July 22, 2022

How Poor Training Contributes to the Driver Shortage

When we don’t prepare new drivers properly, we set them up to fail — and quit, says Rolf Lockwood in his Locking it In blog.

Truck Tech•by Jack Roberts•July 21, 2022

Low-Tech Trucks in a High-Tech World

New powertrains and autonomous technology will radically alter the trucking industry. But what about trusty old vocational workhorses? HDT's Senior Contributing Editor Jack Roberts talks it through.

Truck Tech•by Jack Roberts•June 24, 2022

Delivery Drones Back in the Headlines

It appears that drones are poised to add their fair share of disruption to how fleets operate — particularly those engaged in middle- and last-mile delivery operations.

On the Road•by Jim Park•June 22, 2022

Things That Go Poof in the Night

We’re in electric-truck heydays now. But like another famous heyday, the 1849 California Gold Rush, there will be a lot fewer winners than losers, says Jim Park in his On the Road blog.

Truck Tech•by Jack Roberts•May 20, 2022

5 Takeaways from ACT Expo 2022

HDT Senior Contributing Editor Jack Roberts shares his top take-aways from ACT Expo. Mainly, not to count the internal combustion engine out just yet.

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•May 5, 2022

Norm Mineta: A Uniquely American Story

The late Norm Mineta played a major role in shaping U.S. transportation and infrastructure over the past half-century — but as a Japanese-American child he was viewed as a threat, as Deborah Lockridge explains in her All That's Trucking blog.

Guest Voices •by Rick Mihelic, director of emerging technologies, NACFE•April 21, 2022

Fuel-Cell Trucks and the Sleeper Enigma

Will the future of long-haul heavy-duty trucks be hydrogen or battery-electric? NACFE's Rick Mihelic points out an important factor that no one's talking about.

Truck Tech•by Jack Roberts•April 21, 2022

Could Crowdsourcing Make Trucks Smarter?

Could data from crowd-sourced traffic apps on smartphones integrate into autonomous control systems on our cars and trucks? Jack Roberts wonders in his Truck Tech blog.

Locking It In•by Rolf Lockwood•April 6, 2022

Autonomous Origins: Did it All Start With Cruise Control?

“This gives me about 65 mph and my ankle never gets sore.” Rolf Lockwood muses on the evolution of autonomous technology in his "Locking it In" blog.

Truck Tech•by Jack Roberts•March 31, 2022

A Small Component with Big Implications

ConMet’s advanced trailer wheel hub technologies may hold the key to making long-range electric trucks a viable option for fleets.

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