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HDT Talks TruckingSeason 9

The Diesel Engine at 125 Years: Still Going Strong and Getting Even Cleaner

April 30, 2022

The first functional diesel engine was tested in 1897, making the “heat engine” 125 years old this year. Will the diesel see 150 years of service? Allen Schaeffer, the executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum joined HDT’s Jim Park on Rudolph Diesel’s 164th birthday with a tribute to the engine’s inventor and look forward at its future.

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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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