Safe trucking during natural disasters
When natural disasters strike, fleets should turn toward preparation, coordination and safety. Habits are hard to break. As a former California Highway Patrolman (CHP), I made a habit of checking…
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Safety compliance: Is your fleet satisfactory, conditional or unsatisfactory?
By keeping up with FMCSA’s safety guidelines, a fleet is more likely to receive a positive safety record and stay on the road Every month this column shares information to…
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How truckers can avoid unsafe drivers
Are there places to be especially alert for unsafe behavior? Is there anything a driver can do to prevent unsafe driving by others? Check out the answers to these questions…
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Using predictive maintenance to schedule downtime
A constant challenge for fleets is managing their trucks’ total cost of ownership. Predictive maintenance and prognostics can help fleets better schedule downtime and lower their overall costs. Today, when…
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Using guardrails can promote safer driving practices
Trucking fleets and their drivers know the guardrails of their business – both the physical barriers on the road and the federal regulations in the books. Still, questions arise. Find…
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How one fleet is driving excellence with clients and drivers
Commitment to drivers, equipment upkeep, effective communication make Carbon Express one of 2021’s ‘Fleets to Watch’. Steve Rush was stumped. He founded Carbon Express back in 1983, after 19 years…
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When it comes to tires, consider all the costs
Given the impact rolling resistance has on a fleet’s fuel consumption, it makes sense to spend some time figuring out just which tires will be the best value over their…
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Cooperation and collaboration are the electrification answer
We are in the midst of a period of intense technological development in the trucking industry with much attention focused on battery electric vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles, advanced driver…
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How A Taxi Fleet Successfully Switched To EVs
Photo: Mike Alert Fleet Solutions Mike Albert Fleet Solutions has developed close working relationships with several OEMs in the EV space, including Tesla, which made it possible for them to…
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Volvo Commits to Entirely EV Portfolio by 2030
Photo: Volvo The automaker’s decision builds on the expectation that legislation as well as a rapid expansion of accessible high quality charging infrastructure will accelerate consumer acceptance of fully electric…
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