Nominations Open for HDT Truck Fleet Innovators
Nominations are being accepted for Heavy Duty Trucking's 2014 Truck Fleet Innovators, honoring the industry's most innovative leaders each year.


Nominations are being accepted for Heavy Duty Trucking's 2014 Truck Fleet Innovators, honoring the industry's most innovative leaders each year.
Whether it's in recruiting and retaining drivers, fuel economy, sustainability, technology, equipment specs, maintenance practices, or other areas, HDT's editors want to find the fleet executives who are leading the industry with innovative solutions.
HDT will honor three to five of these leaders as its 2014 HDT Truck Fleet Innovators.
The HDT Truck Fleet Innovators will be profiled in the March 2014 issue, as well as asked for their thoughts on issues throughout the year. The magazine will honor these leaders and feature them on a panel discussion at the 2014 Fleet Forum to be held March 27, 2014, at the Kentucky Fairgrounds in Louisville, Ky.
In addition to nominations submitted by HDT’s editorial staff, nominations will be accepted from industry fleets, suppliers, dealers or associations. HDT editors will select the 2014 Fleet Innovators from nominations received by November 30, 2013.
The nomination form is available online at www.truckinginfo.com/innovators.
Read more about last year's winners here.
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