‘Shipageddon’ reshapes fleet strategies
The pandemic, economic recovery and holiday season have swirled into a perfect shipping storm that is putting more stress on both the shipper and receiver. Earlier this fall, ShipMatrix president…
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Two effective ways to avoid accidents this winter
As winter reaches more parts of the country, it’s time to pay more attention than usual to keeping trucks and drivers safe out on the roads. As we enter the…
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How to avoid big insurance claims
Matthew Amodeo, president of Osprey Underwriters, shares his insights on insurance trends in the trucking industry and what fleets can do to avoid big insurance claims. Osprey Underwriters, an insurance…
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Electrification Coalition, Nestlé partner to electrify freight
New collaboration through the EC’s Freight and Goods Delivery Electrification Project will demonstrate a scalable transition to electric trucks. The Electrification Coalition (EC) is partnering with Nestlé to support the…
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How to reduce your fleet’s cost per mile with an oil change
Managing expenses is more important than ever in today’s competitive trucking industry. To cut costs, many fleet owners are optimizing how they drive their trucks, but few remember to also…
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Making sense of active safety systems
Today’s active steering and braking systems lay the foundation for more advanced vehicle technologies in the future. The reality of fully autonomous vehicles may still be years away, but OEMs…
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The Data Gap: How technology can improve driver training
In the past few years, the march of technology has entered the trucking industry, with a sudden influx of vendors offering products powered by big data and machine learning. Here’s…
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Whether leasing or owning, there is no benefit to deferring maintenance
In both leasing and ownership, if everyone takes pride in the asset, it is going to operate far better than if you just defer maintenance and fool yourself into thinking…
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Customizing the fleet driver’s experience
Industrial IoT company Samsara, which offers a host of technologies to fleets, is creating tools to help fleets retain good drivers while maximizing their productivity. Finding and keeping good drivers…
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Reinvention, growth the keys to fleet survival
Companies need to develop a strategy, make diligent plans and identify what differentiates them from their competition if they are going to continue to remain viable It is always a…
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