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Last year was a big year of growth for PacLease. In this interview, Jake Civitts, director of franchise operations, talks about the company's growth, trends in full-service leasing, truck maintenance challenges, the latest technology and more.
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In a sit-down interview with HDT Equipment Editor Jim Park, Robert Brown, director of public affairs for truck tech start-up TuSimple, explains the capabilities, current limitations and potential for its autonomous truck technology.
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In this exclusive HDT interview, Charles Willmott, a 30-year veteran of the trailer industry, explains why this market segment is ripe for massive, disruptive change.
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Mike Roeth, executive director of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency, sat down and talked to HDT about what the last 10 years have been like showcasing and validating new trucking technology and what he thinks the next decade will bring.
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In our January issue, HDT Equipment Editor Jim Park explored how advances in steering are soon going to make driving easier, and will be an important part of the move toward more automation in trucks. Here's a more extended interview on the topic with Jon Morrison, president of the Americas at Wabco.
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Three years ago, the company Convoy was founded with the goal of using technology to provide an Uber-like service for booking on-demand freight shipments. Investors like Jeff Bezos and Waymo-parent Alphabet have invested in the company, which recently surpassed $1 billion in valuation. HDT's Deborah Lockridge checked in to see what the company is working on now.
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Jason Skoog took over as general manager of Peterbilt in March after more than 20 years at Paccar, most recently as assistant general manager – Operations at Peterbilt’s sister company, Kenworth. He shares his thoughts on the hot truck market, the sizzling pace of technology advances, and why little things mean a lot.
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Mandatory ELDs may level the playing field, but it's still a battle to get some customers to understand the constraints that the hours of service rules play. That's just one challenge facing Fenn Church, president of Church Transportation, as he leads the Alabama Trucking Association this year.
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Truckload giant U.S. Xpress recently went public again. HDT's Deborah Lockridge talks to President and CEO Eric Fuller about the IPO, its first quarterly financial report, the driver shortage and other challenges and opportunities facing the carrier and the industry.
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HDT's Deborah Lockridge sat down with David Carson, who took over the helm of Western Star at the beginning of the year, to talk about his first six-plus months on the job and the vocational truck market.
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