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How Can We Prevent Another Lakewood Colorado Crash?

February 23, 2022

This episode is sponsored by Circle K. Learn more about the Circle K Fleet Card.

The driver in the Lakewood, Colo. crash, Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, paid a stiff price for his actions on the afternoon of April 25, 2019. It would be easy to argue that the crash was entirely his fault, but my guest, Accident Plan founder and CEO Brendan Dawson, says the carrier and the broker he was working for at the time bear some responsibility for not ensuring he was trained to drive in mountainous terrain. Would training have prevented that crash? Could more comprehensive training prevent other crashes?

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Trucking Defense Network YouTube channel

What Went Wrong in Colorado's Deadly Truck Crash?

Trucker Gets 110-Year Sentence for Fatal Runaway Truck Pileup

110-Year Trucker Sentence Cut to 10 by Governor

Mountain Driving Video Series

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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.

Top Trucking News Stories of February 2022

March 15, 2022

Get updates and insights on the top trucking news from February 2022 with HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge and Managing Editor Vesna Brajkovic on this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.

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.

Top Trucking News Stories of January 2022

February 23, 2022

Get updates and insights on the top trucking news from January 2022 with HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge and Managing Editor Vesna Brajkovic 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.

Top Trucking News Stories of December 2021

January 11, 2022

Get updates and insights on the top trucking news from December 2021 with HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge and Managing Editor Vesna Brajkovic on this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.