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HDT Talks TruckingSeason 9

Behind the News: A New Type of Engine?

May 10, 2022

Get insights behind the the top trucking news from April 2022 with HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge, Managing Editor Vesna Brajkovic and Equipment Editor Jim Park on this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.

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🎙 Today's topics include:

Achates Power developing an opposed-piston diesel engine that meets CARB's 2027 emissions regulations
Walmart's driver pay raises and private fleet development program

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Smart Fuel-Buying Tips for Fleets

March 28, 2022

With diesel prices at or near record highs, HDT Talks Trucking shares tips from fuel-buying expert Glen Sokolis about how fleets can save money beyond better fuel mileage.

HDT Leadership Insights featuring Thermo King, Part 2: Standardizing Emerging TRU Technologies

March 17, 2022

Matt Srnec, Thermo King’s lead electrical systems engineer, discusses benefits and barriers to standardizing electric TRU and e-PTO technology, and the efforts underway to standardize to those technologies, in this audio Leadership Insights podcast.

Are ELDs Responsible for Higher Crash Rates and More Risky Driving?

February 23, 2022

A University of Arkansas study suggests electronic logging devices may be responsible for increases in risky driving behavior and crashes among single truck owner-operators and small fleets. Andrew Balthrop of Sam M. Walton College of Business has the details on this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.

How Can We Prevent Another Lakewood Colorado Crash?

February 23, 2022

It would be easy to argue that the Lakewood, Colorado, crash was entirely the fault of the driver. My guest, former fleet manager and safety advocate Brendan Dawson, says the carrier and the broker he was working for at the time should also be culpable for not ensuring the driver was trained in mountain driving.

Leadership Insights feat. Thermo King: The Pathway to TRU Electrification

January 20, 2022

Paul Kroes, the strategic insights leader at Thermo King, describes the challenges industry faces in bringing electric transportation refrigeration units to our highways.

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