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September 29, 2023
Bison Transport is arguably the safest large fleet in North America. The company has taken home the Truckload Carriers Association Grand Prize fleet safety award for large carrier fleets for 13 years in a row and has won top honors no less than 16 times in all. In this episode, you’ll meet one of the architects of Bison’s safety master plan, Garth Pitzel.
This episode of HDT Talks Trucking is sponsored by Double Coin
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Bison Transport is a big believer in leveraging technology to improve safety, but the real focus of the safety program is the driver. Garth says when fleets talk about protecting their assets most people are referring to the truck, the trailer, and the customer’s freight.
“At Bison, we talk about protecting our people. When the driver makes it home safely from trip so does the truck, the trailer, and the customer’s freight.”
The difference between compliant and safe.
How Bison turned itself around and never looked back
How important driver engagement really is
Why the safety culture matters
The value of assessing and improving driver skills, not just performance
Why it pays to invest in driver training
How the right-to-decide turned Bison around
July 26, 2023
At a time when fleet expansion is an iffy proposition, adding additional carrying capacity to your existing fleet can lower equipment costs, increase profits, and even help reduce your carbon footprint.
July 11, 2023
Where is the autonomous/self-driving truck industry today? How much longer will we have to wait for Level 4 to mature? What's the holdup? Listen to this podcast episode of HDT Talks Trucking to learn more.
May 15, 2023
Matt Horton, CEO of Voltera Power, talks to Jim Park on HDT Talks Trucking about BEV charging infrastructure challenges for trucking.
April 27, 2023
Former USA Truck CEO James Reed recently joined Kodiak Robotics as chief operating officer. He joins HDT's Deborah Lockridge on HDT Talks Trucking to talk about the move and the state of the autonomous-truck industry.
April 24, 2023
There's a lot more to adopting electric trucks than batteries and range, as HDT's Deborah Lockridge explores in this conversation with Hendrickson's Jeff Sass in this podcast.
March 30, 2023
EPA's new diesel emissions rule sets very aggressive NOx reduction targets and gives engine makers a very short timeline to get it done. How will these changes affect fleets and truck makers?
March 21, 2023
Hear from ACT Research Senior Analyst Tim Denoyer about the likelihood of a pre-buy ahead of the new EPA 2027 emissions rules in this HDT Talks Trucking podcast.
March 1, 2023
The FMCSA has proposed some significant changes to its Safety Measurement System, which is how it prioritizes motor carriers for enforcement. What will those changes mean to trucking companies?
February 24, 2023
Electric and alternative-fuel vehicles aren't new to UPS, but the company recently took delivery of its first fully electric Class 8 truck, a Freightliner eCascadia. Learn more in this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.
February 23, 2023
Automatic electronic tolling is becoming more and more common. But a missed plate-read or other error can quickly add up to big bucks. Listen to learn more.
February 3, 2023
After a test drive, HDT’s Equipment Editor Jim Park sat down with Thomas Healy to talk about the thinking behind the ERX, the benefits of range-extender configurations, and the GHG reduction potential of renewable natural gas.
January 31, 2023
Listen as Waabi's Dustin Koehl, a former fleet manager and HDT Emerging Leader, explains how the startup company's approach to autonomous trucks is different.
