Nominations Open for HDT's 2018 Truck Fleet Innovators
Heavy Duty Trucking magazine is looking for the trucking industry's most innovative leaders. Learn how to nominate a fleet executive for the annual HDT Truck Fleet Innovators award.
by Staff
November 30, 2017
1 min to read
Heavy Duty Trucking magazine is looking for the trucking industry's most innovative fleet leaders.
We want to find the fleet executives who are leading with innovative ideas and solutions in areas such as driver retention, fuel economy, sustainability, equipment specs, maintenance, technology and more.
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Four to six of these leaders will be honored as our 2018 HDT Truck Fleet Innovators and will be featured and profiled in the May 2018 issue. They will also be featured on a panel discussion at the Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange to be held on May 10, 2018, in Scottsdale, Arizona, and will be our guests for HDTX.
Nominations can be submitted by fleets, suppliers, dealers, associations, as well as by HDT editors. You can even nominate yourself. The winners will be determined by HDT’s editorial staff.
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