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Truck Techby Jack RobertsFebruary 28, 2022

Will Autonomous Trucks Create a Boom in Trucking Jobs?

Some predict autonomous truck technology will put tens of thousands of truck drivers out of work, but does it have the potential to create far more trucking industry jobs?

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Truck Techby Staff WriterFebruary 9, 2022

Electric Skeptics Respond

Some “electric skeptics” took exception to Senior Contributing Editor Jack Roberts’ recent Truck Tech blog by the same title.

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Guest Voices by Beto Dantas, chief technology and innovation officer at ConMetFebruary 8, 2022

How the Role of the Fleet Maintenance Technician is Evolving

Commercial vehicle technicians are highly trained experts, but are they ready for what's to come in digitalization and electrification?

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Guest Voices by Rick Mihelic, Director of Emerging Technologies, NACFEJanuary 25, 2022

The Data Miner's Song

The trucking industry is full of smart people with access to massive amounts of digital data on nearly everything. Which begs the question: How is it that the industry can’t seem to predict multi-year supply chain disruptions or component and asset shortages?

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsJanuary 20, 2022

Electric Skeptics

There’s been a lot of mistrust and hesitation surrounding the development and pending deployment of a new generation of electric trucks. But here’s the thing, says HDT’s Jack Roberts in his latest Truck Tech blog: Those new electric trucks are damn good.

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On the Roadby Jim ParkJanuary 7, 2022

Do Your Truck Drivers Know How to Descend a Mountain Grade?

Where do drivers learn mountain-driving techniques? It's sure not from the typical state CDL manual. Jim Park shares what he learned following a deadly 2019 Colorado crash.

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All That's Truckingby Deborah LockridgeDecember 29, 2021

The 10 Best Trucking Stories You May Have Overlooked in 2021

What great trucking content did you miss this past year? HDT's editors highlight some of their best pieces you may have missed in 2021.

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Guest Voices by Dan Popkin, Trimble TransportationDecember 22, 2021

Keeping the Supply Chain Moving into 2022

The supply chain has always been dynamic, but these past two years have created a “perfect storm” of challenges. Yet these challenges also create opportunities for growth and improvement.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsDecember 15, 2021

What Will 2022 Bring in Truck Tech?

Find out what HDT Senior Contributing Editor Jack Roberts expects on the trucking technology beat in the new year in his Truck Tech blog.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsNovember 21, 2021

A Big Infrastructure Deal

How can trucking technology, such as electric trucks and autonomous technology, advance on the backs of an infrastructure system designed in the Cold War era?

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Guest Voices by Rick Mihelic, director of emerging technologies, NACFENovember 21, 2021

The Long Road To Diversity

NACFE's Rick Mihelic muses on the issue of women in industry, from the days of Rosie the Riveter to today's efforts to make trucking a more diverse industry, in this Guest Voices blog post.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsOctober 13, 2021

A New Heads-up on the Nuclear Verdict Front

Are your technicians checking and recalibrating safety system sensors on trucks after repair jobs? They better be.

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