If you care about the environment or human rights, go electric
If you care about the environment or human rights, go electric Are electric cars ‘better’ or not? It’s a question that animate discussions on social media, in the papers or…
Read more...On-road tests show gas trucks up to 5 times worse for air pollution
On-road tests show gas trucks up to 5 times worse for air pollution Trucks powered by liquified natural gas (LNG) pollute the air up to five times more than diesel…
Read more...Improving Safety Culture to Reduce Large Truck Crashes
A fleet’s safety culture is the underlying foundation for all efforts to improve safety. Without a positive safety culture, a fleet is going to a hard time seeing sustained success…
Read more...Critical Areas Where Truck Fleets Can Realize Cost Savings
Critical Areas Where Truck Fleets Can Realize Cost Savings With many unpredictable variables impacting expenses, fleet professionals must continually adapt and think strategically when identifying areas for cost savings. Truck…
Read more...Truck Telematics: Beyond Asset Tracking
While a telematics solution can produce a lot of data, it can also help integrate various systems for more streamlined information gathering and reporting. (Photo: Getty Images) Truck Telematics: Beyond…
Read more...Increasing Safety Through Telematics
Technology can provide actionable, immediate information to drivers to allow for personalized coaching opportunities. Photo: Verizon Connect Increasing Safety Through Telematics The snow was deep, and the driver was stranded.…
Read more...Mack Trucks Announces Proactive Maintenance Telematics Program
Mack Trucks says its new, dynamic maintenance telematics system will allow fleets to tailor maintenance needs for vehicles based on real-world operational data. Photo: Mack Trucks Mack Trucks Announces Proactive…
Read more...Who’s Going to Work on Electric and Alt-Fuel Trucks?
For Rush Truck Centers, technicians can choose to train in alternative-fuel trucks as a specialty skill needed at some of its locations. Photo: Rush Truck Centers Who’s Going to…
Read more...How to Prevent Wheel-End Fires
Wheel-end fires often make the news, with dramatic clouds of thick black smoke. Getty Images How to Prevent Wheel-End Fires Millions of dollars’ worth of equipment and cargo goes up…
Read more...Digging Into Truck Driver Drug Use
A recent study found a higher rate of drug use by prospective drivers than was previously believed to be the case. Part three of HDT’s Trucking Under the Influence series…
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