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11/12/2020

Waymo: Lessons from Light-Duty Shaping Class 8 Autonomous Project

Photo: Waymo Waymo is taking lessons from its light-duty autononous vehicle project and using them to create a viable driverless Class 8 truck that is already working in the real…

11/12/2020

Are Your Drivers Getting Enough Sleep?

Photo: Jim Park Humans are wired to sleep at night and be awake during the day. When schedules upset our sleep, sleep quality can suffer, along with safety and health.…

11/12/2020

How Trucking Fleets Can Find Success by Building a Diverse Workforce

Photo: Gettyimages.com/kali9 Diverse viewpoints and backgrounds make for a more vibrant and innovative team. When Alphonso Lewis got out of the military, he wanted to be a truck driver. He…

11/12/2020

Hydrogen: Truly Green Power

Photo: Transpower Peterbilt Loop Energy and Transpower will put this truck into drayage service at a southern California port facility in the fall of 2020. If you’re not muddled enough…

11/11/2020

Mitigation Strategies to Reduce Fleet Fuel Costs

Photo: Pavel Kubarkov via Shutterstock. The difference between the most and least efficient drivers is a 30% difference in fuel consumption. Fuel is a fleet’s No. 1 operating expense and the…

11/11/2020

Fleets Transition to Synthetic Motor Oil

Photo: Gettyimages.com/ Wail Alameen For the past decade, more OEMs are recommending the use of more expensive synthetic motor oils, which is increasing the cost of each PM service. But…

11/11/2020

Impact of New Technology on Fleet Maintenance Programs

Screenshot via CR/YouTube. The adoption of new onboard safety technologies, such as Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) is adding new complexity to fleet maintenance programs. ADAS technologies require special equipment and…

11/11/2020

Ford to Introducing Hands-Free Tech on F-150 Next Year

Photo courtesy of Ford Motor Co. Active Drive Assist allows the driver to operate the vehicle hands-free while the driver is monitored by a driver-facing camera to monitor the driver’s attention…

11/11/2020

Where Risk and Fleet Intersect: Understanding the Collaboration for Fleet Managers

Overseeing a fleet of vehicles is all about managing the risk. Fleet management gets more complicated every day. There are more vehicle options, safety concerns, regulations, and mandates. The need…

11/10/2020

Forecast of Fleet Maintenance Trends

Photo: Standret via Shutterstock Christensen The forecast of the cost of maintenance and unscheduled repair is anticipated to go up in CY-2021. “We are expecting a return to normal in 2021,”…

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Waymo: Lessons from Light-Duty Shaping Class 8 Autonomous Project

Are Your Drivers Getting Enough Sleep?

How Trucking Fleets Can Find Success by Building a Diverse Workforce

Hydrogen: Truly Green Power

Mitigation Strategies to Reduce Fleet Fuel Costs

Fleets Transition to Synthetic Motor Oil

Impact of New Technology on Fleet Maintenance Programs

Ford to Introducing Hands-Free Tech on F-150 Next Year

Where Risk and Fleet Intersect: Understanding the Collaboration for Fleet Managers

Forecast of Fleet Maintenance Trends

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