March 2018

Cover Story

How to Prevent Truck Driver Fatigue

Don’t focus so much on hours of service compliance and electronic logging devices that you fail to address the underlying causes of truck driver fatigue.

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In This Issue

Trailers have lagged behind tractors in terms of communicating both with power units and the...

Article

The Tales Trailers Tell: High-Tech Communications

Drivers should perform weekly pressure checks on a truck they are familiar with. Daily checks...

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What Drivers Need to Know About Taking Care of Truck Tires

Grandfather clause in the ELD rule excuses carriers and drivers from complying so long as they...

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ELD Mandate: Don’t Rest Easy If You’re Grandfathered with AOBRDs

Predictive analytics can help keep trucks on the road. Navistar has been piloting a new...

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Emerging and Future Fleet Data Technologies

As truck OEMs use more advanced materials for body surfaces, education and training has become...

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Keeping Truck Bodies Repaired Is Good for the Bottom Line

The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the trucking industry will need an estimated 67,000 new...

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The Battle for Diesel Technicians

Denise Rondini

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Commentary: What Do Dealer-Vendor Partnerships Mean for Fleets?

A wide range of engine options that allow fleets to spec for tough applications is one of the...

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3 Ways Vocational Truck Specs are Changing

Rolf Lockwood

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Commentary: More on the Electric Truck Option — From a Century Ago

Deborah Lockridge

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Commentary: Money Is Not the Only Thing That Speaks to Truck Drivers