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Is Trucking Meeting its Duty to Public Safety? [Podcast]

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September 19, 2024

Why aren't trucks as safe as airplanes? Should motor carriers be required to carry more insurance?

On this episode of HDT Talks Trucking, Deborah Lockridge talks to Lane Kidd of The Trucking Alliance about an essay he wrote on trucking's duty to public safety.

This episode is sponsored by ⁠CAT Scale⁠

In this episode:

  • Can you compare trucking's safety record to the airline industry's?

  • The Trucking Alliance’s ambitious goal to eliminate truck crash fatalities.

  • Emerging technology advancements like autonomous trucks and collision mitigation systems

  • Raising minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers — pros and cons

  • The problem with so few motor carriers having safety ratings from FMCSA

  • If victims of truck crashes were adequately compensated, would litigation drop?

Toll Verification Technology for Truck Fleets [Podcast]

December 12, 2024

Tolls are becoming a serious management issue for fleets across North America. But new toll verification technologies can help fleet managers bring order to chaos. Learn more in this HDT Leadership Insights podcast.

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Accelerating California's Hydrogen-Truck Future

August 5, 2024

Kelly Ratchinsky, Calstart's technical project manager for hydrogen infrastructure, shares her insights with HDT equipment editor, Jim Park regarding what the future of the medium- and heavy-duty transportation industry will look like using hydrogen powered vehicles.

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