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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2022

Walmart Launches Private Fleet Development Program

Walmart created a 12-week mentorship program to help associates earn their commercial driver’s license and become full-fledged private fleet drivers.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2022

New Bill Aims to Reduce Truck Driver Tax Liabilities

The Strengthening Supply Chains Through Truck Driver Incentives Act would create a tax credit of up to $7,500 for truck drivers holding a valid Class A CDL who drive at least 1,900 hours in the year.

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Newsby StaffApril 7, 2022

DOT, DOL to Address Predatory Truck Leasing

“America’s truck drivers need and deserve fair leasing agreements, and this work will help ensure that leasing is above board," said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the new Truck Leasing Task Force.

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PodcastsMarch 30, 2022

Get Ready for Wireless Electronic Truck Inspections

Wireless electronic truck inspections could revolutionize the harvesting of data from commercial vehicles. But there’s infrastructure to consider, and cost, and fleet sensitivity to sharing proprietary data. Steve Vaughn of PrePass shares his thoughts on what this could mean for the industry in this audio podcast episode of HDT's Leadership Insights.

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PodcastsMarch 28, 2022

Smart Fuel-Buying Tips for Fleets

With diesel prices at or near record highs, HDT Talks Trucking shares tips from fuel-buying expert Glen Sokolis about how fleets can save money beyond better fuel mileage.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2022

Best Fleets to Drive For Names Top Carriers

Two for-hire fleets achieved the top honors in the 2022 Best Fleets to Drive For, after being among the Best Fleets Top 20 multiple times.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 21, 2022

Court Reinstates Trump-Era Independent Contractor Definition

The debate over who is and who isn’t an independent contractor continues, as a federal judge in Texas negates an early Biden administration action to undo a new Department of Labor definition.

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PodcastsMarch 17, 2022

HDT Leadership Insights featuring Thermo King, Part 2: Standardizing Emerging TRU Technologies

Matt Srnec, Thermo King’s lead electrical systems engineer, discusses benefits and barriers to standardizing electric TRU and e-PTO technology, and the efforts underway to standardize to those technologies, in this audio Leadership Insights podcast.

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PodcastsMarch 15, 2022

Top Trucking News Stories of February 2022

Get updates and insights on the top trucking news from February 2022 with HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge and Managing Editor Vesna Brajkovic on this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.

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Newsby StaffMarch 6, 2022

Truck Driver Who Braved Flames Named Highway Hero

A truck driver who saved the lives of motorists trapped in a burning vehicle was named the 2020-2021 Goodyear Highway Hero.

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