Even if we could find a way to fill every driver’s seat, our trucking industry and our nation would still be in dire straits. We need more technicians and we need them soon – but first some things have to change, says Paul Cupka with the Fairfax County Department of Vehicle Services in this Guest Voices blog.
Many executives fear social media because of the damage an irate poster can inflict. But if handled properly, even bad posts can be a good thing for your fleet. (Part of a three-part series on how fleets can use Facebook to recruit and retain drivers.)
One upon a time, it was a standard fleet practice for truck drivers to stop and render aid to stranded motorists. And that memory still lingers in our collective consciousness, Jack Roberts notes in his Truck Tech blog.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has a new safety campaign aimed at passenger vehicles sharing the road safely with large trucks and buses. Meet owner-operator Ingrid, who has logged more than 4 million miles of safe driving in her 40 years behind the wheel.
Truck driver Paul Mathias was recognized as a Goodyear Highway Hero for stepping in to help a family whose SUV was struck by another vehicle in what turned out to be a fatal accident.
Who doesn’t love sparkling lights during the holidays? One Chicago-area fleet is generating holiday spirit and goodwill with a specially-decked-out mixer truck that's touring the area with its animated holiday show.
Fleet graphics provider Modagrafics has come up with six designs to help draw attention to the Wreaths Across America program honoring .
You can’t help but smile when you read the story about how a disabled teenager who loves big rigs got a birthday present he’ll never forget – dozens of tractor-trailers turning up to Milton, Wisconsin, for his 16th birthday party.
When HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge sees a headline like “Reducing the Risks of Big Rigs” in a mainstream publication, she often opens the article with trepidation. Read about Consumer Reports' August story in her All That's Trucking blog.
Thirteen was a lucky number for a man who was threatening to jump to his death off of an overpass outside Detroit. In her All That's Trucking blog, Deborah Lockridge has the details of how truckers helped troopers on the highway outside Detroit.