Truckers, Drugs and Safety
This crash made national headlines, when an Amtrak train carrying Republican congressional members hit a refuse truck stopped on a crossing. The National Transportation Safety Board determined the driver was…
Read more...Trucking Alliance: Driver Drug Use a Top Trucking Safety Issue
This crash made national headlines, when an Amtrak train carrying Republican congressional members hit a refuse truck stopped on a crossing. The National Transportation Safety Board determined the driver was…
Read more...Downtime Truism: If the Wheels Don’t Turn, You Don’t Earn
there’s more to vehicle downtime costs than service, repairs, and part replacement expenses. Photo courtesy of General Motors Downtime Truism: If the Wheels Don’t Turn, You Don’t Earn One of…
Read more...Car Sharing Solution Saves Euros for Dutch Utility
Car Sharing Solution Saves Euros for Dutch Utility The Dutch utility Cogas introduced the corporate car sharing solution fleetster in August 2013 to manage a pool of nine cars. “We…
Read more...The Rising Importance of Fleet Managers
Image via Gerd Altmann from Pixabay. The Rising Importance of Fleet Managers When we finally get there, they say we won’t own autonomous vehicles (AVs), we’ll summon them as needed…
Read more...The Future is Electric, But…
By all accounts, the electric truck market is “pre-commercialization,” with models in testing by almost all major truck makers and some upstart independents. Fuso’s all-electric eCanter, seen here at the 2019…
Read more...Technician Shortage Worse Than Previously Thought
Photo: Steven Martinez Technician Shortage Worse Than Previously Thought In a new report, the TechForce Foundation is predicting that demand for new vehicle technicians from 2016 to 2026 will be…
Read more...Procuring Newer, Safer Vehicles & Its Impact on Costs
Procuring Newer, Safer Vehicles & Its Impact on Costs When fleets make procurement changes it’s often in an effort to improve the safety, efficiency, or sustainability of the fleet. But…
Read more...Improving routing and productivity with telematics
Improving routing and productivity with telematics Transport companies move goods from point A to point B. Though the task may sound simple, it is actually anything but. This is because…
Read more...4 Big Hurdles for autonomy in smart cities
4 Big Hurdles for autonomy in smart cities The role of autonomous vehicles is yet to fully play out and some of the key attributes of autonomy will be the…
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