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Newsby Deborah LockridgeAugust 17, 2021

Sysco to Launch Driver Academy

Foodservice distribution giant Sysco is starting its own driver training school in the face of an increasingly challenging labor market.

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NewsAugust 12, 2021

Bridgestone, Einride Work Together on Electric, Autonomous Trucks

Bridgestone is teaming up with Einride, a Sweden-based company developing electric and autonomous vehicles, to use its smart-sensing tires on Einride vehicles and bring them to the U.S

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Newsby StaffAugust 4, 2021

Women In Trucking Launches Women Driver Mentoring Program

Women In Trucking's new mentorship program will to match women drivers new to the industry with experienced women leaders who have achieved long-term successful careers as professional drivers.

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Newsby StaffAugust 4, 2021

ATRI Assessment Tool Shows Promise for Identifying Safe, Younger Drivers

In beta test results of its younger driver assessment tool, the American Transportation Research Institute found that drivers deemed “less safe" exhibited difficulties with cognitive control.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicJuly 30, 2021

Study: Most Women Truck Drivers Experience Sexual Harassment

About 92% of women truck drivers reported that they had experienced at least one behavior associated with sexual harassment, according to a study by Kim Riddle.

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Newsby StaffJuly 28, 2021

Equipment, Compensation Remain Top Driver Concerns

The two most mentioned concerns by drivers in second quarter 2021 were equipment and compensation issues, according to PDA data.

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SponsoredJuly 28, 2021

Electric Trucks Are Producing Some Interesting Partnerships

With medium- and heavy-duty truck electrification, we’re seeing a unique alignment of traditional truck manufacturers, tier-1 suppliers and start-up companies. As a group, they are simultaneously competing and collaborating on the advancement of truck electrification. Can all these diverse interests play together in the same sandbox?

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SponsoredJuly 28, 2021

Getting Back to the Basics on Electrical Maintenance

Are fleets doing enough to keep their technicians ahead of the rapidly steepening technology learning curve? Larry Rambeaux of Purkeys Fleet Electric in Rogers, Arkansas worries truck fleets could soon face a skills deficit as truck electrical systems grow ever more complex.

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PodcastsJuly 28, 2021

Learn to Master the Downsped Driveline

Engine downspeeding is an elegant way of reducing fuel consumption, and thus CO2 emissions. But if drivers don’t embrace it or won’t use the technology properly, nobody sees its full benefit. Jamie Hagen of Hell Bent Xpress in Aberdeen, South Dakota is an expert on the gear-fast, run-slow concept. He shares his experience learning to love trucking at 900 rpm.

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PodcastsJuly 27, 2021

GHG Phase 2 Will Change How We Build Diesel Engines

Phase 2 of the EPA and NHTSA Greenhouse Gas Emissions regulations will change the way fleets spec heavy trucks. The rule calls for a reduction in carbon emissions, or a boost to fuel economy, of 25% by 2027. Dr. Mihai Dorobantu, the Eaton Vehicle Group’s director of Technology Planning and Government Affairs, joins us to explain some of the advanced technologies we’ll need to meet the requirements, and how they work.

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