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Of the survey respondents that indicated they are considering purchasing a truck within the next year, 94% said fuel economy was an important purchasing consideration.
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Bob Dieli predicted a “rough ride” for the trucking industry in 2020. Little did he know how rough that ride would be.
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Bob Wessels and Chuck Blake, despite their competitive positions, understood the need for "real world" fuel economy testing that fleets could believe. The pair worked side by side for a couple of decades pioneering reliable and repeatable test methods. Bob and Chuck accumulated more than a few stories over the years, and they share some of them on this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.
Read More →Season 5 of HDT Talks Trucking dives into a couple of current industry concerns truck insurance and cybersecurity. HDT's editorial team looks back at the year we'd all like to forget and we look forward to what we can expect from 2021. We meet Heavy Duty Trucking Magazine's Safety & Compliance Award winner for 2020, and HDT's 2020 Emerging Leaders. Also, two former competitors who became close friends share a few tales from the pioneering days of fuel economy testing.
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Using telematics as a driver coaching tool can improve driver performance, boosting fleet fuel economy and reducing idling. It can also improve safety.
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With a bit of fine-tuning, automated manual transmissions have transformed one Oregon paving fleet’s trucking operations.
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When we drilled into third-quarter GDP to look at the segments of the economy linked to freight demand, the results far exceeded our forecast.
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Cummins brings together every phase of the hydrogen energy cycle, from production using electrolyzers, to onboard mobile and stationary storage tanks and the fuel cells that power electric trucks, buses and trains.
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With a severe driver shortage and a supply chain still in chaos from pandemic-induced shifts in consumer behavior, one industry observer is warning of likely hoarding as we get into the holidays. Longer term, vaccine distribution is “THE driver” for broader economy recovery and the post-2021 outlook.
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Volvo Trucks North America recently enhanced its fuel economy packages for both the Volvo VNL and VNR models by making the D13 turbo compound engine standard.
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