Q&A: Kenworth’s Baney on Innovating Amidst Rapid Change
Kevin Baney, Kenworth’s new general manager, is determined to stay focused on customers, even in a time of great technological disruption.
October 3, 2019
Kevin Baney, Kenworth’s new general manager, is determined to stay focused on customers, even in a time of great technological disruption.
October 3, 2019
Three years have passed since ICTA named its first American president. During that time a new truck has launched and the truckmaker has continued to build on its success.
August 7, 2019
The seven 2019 Truck Fleet Innovators are forward-thinkers who lead by example, overcoming challenges and leveraging opportunities. They are recognized for accomplishments in areas ranging from being on the cutting edge of vehicle design to switching up driver pay programs.
May 10, 2019
Our third annual Emerging Leaders honors top trucking achievers under age 40 — and presents their thoughts on working with technology and, above all, with people.
October 1, 2018
HDT recently spoke with Darren Gosbee, Navistar’s vice president of powertrains and advanced technology, to get his take on how and when medium- to heavy-duty electric trucks will come to market in North America.
July 11, 2018
We talk with Greg Gantt, president and CEO of Old Dominion Freight Line about the sizzling freight market, hiring drivers, ELDs and his career in trucking.
July 6, 2018
Randy Guillot, president of Triple G Express and Southeastern Motor Freight, recently gave us his take on how a growing lack of choice and competition in the chassis pool environment is impacting intermodal motor carriers.
January 25, 2018
My mandate with this column is to write about the tools that keep our trucks rolling, the hardware and software and operational tricks that make the difference between earning a buck and going broke. But if you think about it, people are one of the most important tools you can have.
December 18, 2017
Our second annual Emerging Leaders honors 10 top trucking achievers under age 40 – and their thinking on how fleets can attract more young talent.
December 18, 2017
Meet the leaders who are driving the trucking industry forward. This select panel chosen from HDT’s Emerging Leaders honorees will offer insights into why they chose this career and how to bring like-minded young people into the industry.
November 15, 2016
Mike Dozier assumed his responsibilities as Kenworth Trucks new general manager after a three-year stint as general manager of Paccar's Australian operations. In a world of future tech, Mike Dozier wants to keep Kenworth focused on the customer.
August 12, 2016
In this Q&A we sit down with Forrest Lucas, founder of Lucas Oil Products and talk about his early life, building a company and the lessons he has learned in the past 27 years in the lubricants industry.
March 23, 2016
The longtime businessman and investor talks about how he's adapted the Warren Buffet model to trucking as he builds a nationwide flatbed presence through mergers with well-run carriers, and why he got into trucking at an age when many are thinking of retirement.
September 8, 2015
Sheryl Connelly is Ford's in-house futurist tasked with identifying global trends for the manufacturer. She is the closing keynote speaker at this year's Fleet Technology Expo.
June 16, 2015
Stephen Roy, who has been Mack Trucks president, sales and marketing for North America since Jan. 1, spent the last five years in aftermarket parts and service, which he says is key to the company’s continued success. We sat down with Roy for more insight.
March 4, 2014