Heavy Duty Trucking Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH
Enter keywords to search across all content
PodcastsFebruary 23, 2022

How Can We Prevent Another Lakewood Colorado Crash?

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.

Read More →
PodcastsJanuary 20, 2022

Leadership Insights feat. Thermo King: The Pathway to TRU Electrification

Paul Kroes, the strategic insights leader at Thermo King, describes the challenges industry faces in bringing electric transportation refrigeration units to our highways.

Read More →
PodcastsJanuary 11, 2022

Top Trucking News Stories of December 2021

Get updates and insights on the top trucking news from December 2021 with HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge and Managing Editor Vesna Brajkovic on this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Articlesby Vesna BrajkovicDecember 29, 2021

HDT Talks Trucking: Most Listened to Podcast Episodes of 2021

Rising insurance costs, 2021 predictions and fossil-free trucking were all topics that topped the list of HDT Talks Trucking’s most listened to podcast episodes.

Read More →
PodcastsNovember 10, 2021

Inside a High School Truck Driver Training Program

Hear what one truck-driver-turned-high-school-teacher is doing to usher in the next generation of truck drivers through one of the nation’s first high school truck driver programs.

Read More →
PodcastsNovember 10, 2021

Is the Real World Ready for Driverless Trucks?

Christopher Hart is a former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board and a licensed commercial pilot. He has been studying automation in transportation for years. On this episode of HDT Talks Trucking, Hart explains why he’s uneasy about sharing the road with driverless vehicles.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
PodcastsNovember 10, 2021

Inspections and Maintenance for Autonomous Trucks

Ryder will soon be managing maintenance services for several fleets of autonomous vehicles. On this episode of HDT Talks Trucking, Ryder’s director of new product strategy, Mike Plasencia, explains what it takes to keep driverless trucks running.

Read More →
PodcastsOctober 26, 2021

Driving into the 3G Sunset

Next spring, wireless service providers will begin shutting down their 3G wireless networks. Mobile devices still using 3G technology will quit working. On this episode of HDT Talks Trucking, Michael Bloom of SmartWitness explains what will happen when they throw the switch, and how fleets can avoid getting left in the digital dark.

Read More →
PodcastsOctober 26, 2021

How to Build an Electric Medium-duty Fleet

In this episode of HDT Talks Trucking, Jim Castalez of Motiv Power Systems talks about what it takes to bring a fleet through a pilot project and grow it to a full-service, fully functioning electric fleet. Hint: It's about much more than just replacing the trucks.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
PodcastsOctober 26, 2021

Is There a Better Way to Measure Fuel Economy?

Are you frustrated by inaccurate performance claims by fuel saving device manufacturers? Our guest on this episode of HDT Talks Trucking, Daryl Bear of Mesilla Valley Transportation Solutions, says better testing can provide more reliable data to help fleets with their buying decisions.

Read More →