A truck driver can drive down a mountain 100 times too slowly, but only once too fast. An inexperienced driver on a steep grade could spell disaster unless properly trained.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposes streamline the testing process for prospective CDL holders.
How do we keep drivers from driving too fast through curves or descending mountain slopes? By showing them precisely how fast they should be driving. A new app called Road-Aware can do just that.
Steve Kron’s heavily modified 2001 International IHC 9400 routinely logs 10 mpg and has a million-plus mile lifetime average of 9.21 mpg.
Owner-operator and fuel economy pioneer Henry Albert is attempting to take the lessons he learned breaking the 10 mpg barrier and see if he can log double-digit mpg numbers at higher highway speeds.
A pursuit of the latest fuel economy technology led Jamie Hagen to a close, two-way relationship with Mack Trucks.
Truck driver Clark Reed says slowing down and taking the time to let traffic situations sort themselves out on their own is one way to avoid unnecessary stops – and the fuel burn required to get a tractor-trailer up and under way again. Part of our MPG Top Guns series.
One owner-operator shares his advice on how and why he maximizes his fuel efficiency while on the road. Part of our "MPG Top Guns" series.
The small steel-hauling fleet received a safety-related wake-up call that something needed to change. Documented driver training has made a difference.
Autonomous technology developer TuSimple has formed a partnership with Pima Community College in Tuscon, Arizona, to launch what it says is the first autonomous driving certificate program for truck drivers.