
English proficiency for drivers and artificial intelligence in trucking were among four trucking industry concerns that made their first appearance on the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual Top Industry Issues report. Unsurprisingly, the state of the economy remained in the top spot.
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New research from the American Transportation Research Institute sheds some light on the state of truck parking at state-provided rest areas and other public facilities.
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A report by the American Transportation Research Institute found that 30% of tow company invoices resulting from accidents charge excessive hourly or per-pound rates.
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans to study driver detention, expecting approximately 80 carriers and 2,500 drivers to provide data.
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Help HDT’s editors stay on top of one of the most rapidly changing challenges in trucking — decarbonizing transportation using alternative fuels and zero-emissions vehicles.
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What do you think about fleet sustainability, alternative fuels, and zero-emission trucks? Participate in HDT's new survey.
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The American Transportation Research Institute is asking motor carriers to help it collect data for its 15th Annual Operational Costs Report.
Read More →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.
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration isn’t sure when autonomous commercial trucks are coming, but its researchers are busily preparing for widespread use of the technology – including the potential impact on the workforce, the new acting administrator said.
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Gladstein, Neandross & Associates is looking for fleets to contribute to the second edition of its State of Sustainable Fleets report, covering natural gas, propane, battery-electric, and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles fleet adoption.
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