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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicApril 14, 2021

Trucking Industry Groups Support Bill to Allow Younger Drivers

Over 100 companies and organizations in the trucking industry have expressed strong support of a new bill that proposes allowing drivers under the age of 21 to cross states lines.

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Articlesby Vesna BrajkovicApril 12, 2021

Retention Practices: Give Drivers a Say in Fleet Investments

Garner Trucking established a driver’s advisory council, which is tasked with allocating $20,000 each year to fleet improvements that would make their working lives better.

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NewsApril 9, 2021

Will Drug Clearinghouse be a New Annual Stress on Driver Capacity?

What happens to the driver workforce when most motor carriers wait until the end of the year to do their required annual Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse queries?

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SponsoredApril 6, 2021

Are Two AI Trucks Twice as Good as One?

While most autonomous truck developers are teaching and testing their AI in single trucks on highways in the southwest, Locomation is taking a different approach. Dr. Çetin Meriçli, CEO and co-founder of autonomous truck developer, Locomation explains why his company is taking a different approach, operating two trucks in a human-controlled partially automated environment.

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SponsoredApril 6, 2021

Aftertreatment Maintenance from A-Z

After nearly 15 years aftertreatment systems continue to cause heartburn among maintenance technicians and fleet managers. Steve Hoke and Steve "Junior" Stratton of Diesel Emissions Service in Redding, California help make sense of the systems, explain what can go wrong with them, and reveal how to look after them.

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SponsoredApril 5, 2021

HDT Talks Trucking Season 6 Trailer

Season 6 of HDT Talks Trucking digs into bunch of hot-button issues, from aftertreatment system maintenance to managing litigation costs resulting from accidents. We also dig into the new Hours of Service rules, automated trucks, electric trucks, and we add a dose of politics for a little spice.

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Newsby StaffApril 1, 2021

Pilot to Provide COVID-19 Vaccine Incentive to Frontline Workers

Pilot will offer a $75 incentive to its drivers and other employees who choose to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Articlesby Sergio RojasMarch 30, 2021

How to Help Truck Drivers Deal With Diabetes

About one in every seven drivers has diabetes in the United States. Fleets should be proactive in improving the quality of life for their drivers, enabling them to continue to provide for themselves after a diagnosis of diabetes.

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Newsby StaffMarch 29, 2021

Driver Turnover Holds Steady at Large Fleets in Q4

Continued improvement in the economy will drive healthier freight volumes and create more demand for drivers. Motor carriers should remain focused on driver retention, ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello said.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 19, 2021

Labor Department Wants to Withdraw New Independent Contractor Definition

In a widely expected move, the U.S. Department of Labor has proposed to withdraw a rule published in the last days of the Trump administration that changed the definition of independent contractor.

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