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Articlesby Sergio RojasFebruary 22, 2021

How To Help Truck Drivers Reduce Cancer Risks

Truck drivers face many added risks, including some alarming correlations to numerous types of cancers. Here's how fleets can help drivers reduce the risk.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicFebruary 17, 2021

5 Reasons Truck Drivers Stay at a Company

While competitive pay and a culture of safety are the top issues when recruiting drivers, three other factors will make or break whether they stick around.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2021

Walmart: $8,000 Driver Sign-On Bonus

Walmart is offering a hefty bonus for drivers who sign on to its private fleet in certain locations in Nevada, Washington, Pennsylvania and Delaware.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsFebruary 10, 2021

Fleet Invests in Premium Trucks to Attract Drivers

When Fresh Freight, a refrigerated fleet servicing the West Coast, decided to buy its own trucks, it went for a premium spec right out of the box. And the move has paid off.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicFebruary 9, 2021

Top 3 Truck Driver Concerns in 2020

Commercial truck drivers most frequently mentioned topics related to logistics, equipment, and fleet employees when submitting feedback about their jobs, according to WorkHound’s annual report.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 31, 2021

HDT Truck Fleet Innovators Nominations Deadline Extended

The deadline to nominate an innovative trucking fleet executive for the 2021 HDT Truck Fleet Innovators award has been extended until Feb. 12, 2021.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 20, 2021

J.J. Keller Creates Driver Applicant Management Service

J.J. Keller said its new Driver Applicant Management service makes it faster and easier for fleets to hire and qualify commercial drivers.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 15, 2021

Audit Finds Shortfalls in National Medical Examiner Registry

The National Registry of Medical Examiners has been plagued with problems since its rollout in 2014, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has done a poor job of oversight, according to a review by the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 12, 2021

FMCSA Proposes New Vision Program

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants to eliminate its federal vision exemption waiver program and instead let medical professionals and motor carriers determine whether drivers with limited vision in one eye may drive commercial motor vehicles.

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SponsoredJanuary 11, 2021

HDT Editorial Roundtable-Looking back at 2020 and ahead at 2021

Last year, 2020, was a train wreck and 2021 got off to a pretty interesting start. What's ahead in 2021, or in the four years to come of the Biden administration? HDT's editorial team of Deborah Lockridge, David Cullen, Jack Roberts and Jim Park cast a relieved eye back at 2020 and wary eye ahead at 2021.

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