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As summer approaches, your truck requires careful consideration. The changing of the seasons signals change in weather and wearing on your truck. Today we’ll take a look at a crucial part of truck maintenance that you should be considering as summer approaches. Do you know how to properly prepare your engine’s cooling system for the … Read more
The truck driver employment squeeze isn’t just hitting carriers in the cab, it’s also affecting what’s going on behind the garage door. For every ten technicians who retire, only two are walking through getting hired. Current estimates project that over the next 15 years an astonishing half of all current diesel technicians nationwide will be … Read more
On any given day you can find some 40,000 pounds of Californian citrus sitting for up to a month in a truck yard, miles from the port of Los Angeles or Long Beach. Southern California houses a multimillion dollar industry employing tens of thousands of workers; an industry that’s under assault from the container crunch. … Read more
There’s been a lot of talk lately about man versus machine. Autonomous driving is not a new topic. There are over five million licensed professional truck drivers on the road and real jobs are at stake. Let’s face it, you love the road. There’s a reason you’re a truck driver. You don’t want some machine … Read more
Fleet managers and owner-operators who haven’t been looking into the benefits of freight factoring may be missing out. New ways of leveraging this financial instrument to boost operational efficiency are emerging. Freight factoring is loosely defined as money advanced on accounts receivables by a third party, usually for a fee. Because it’s harder for small … Read more
Congress met on April 29th to discuss issues affecting truck drivers and the trucking industry. The title of the hearing was The Future of Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety: Technology, Safety Initiatives, and the Role of Federal Regulation. The congressional hearing covered everything from hours of service to CSA scores to entry-level driver training. Owner-Operator Independent … Read more
As the use of electronic logs increased last year, complaints of truck driver harassment have been increasing. Additionally, changing regulations have created an environment where fleet managers and truck drivers are constantly trying to adjust to changing policies. Late last year the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) commissioned a study to determine if truck … Read more
The hours of service rule has been a hot topic for some time. The most recent news came in the form of a roll-back from the Department of Transportation, something truck drivers and industry insiders had been advocating for some time. Now, with the rule rolled back, groups have stepped in to begin analyzing the … Read more
Although the future may bring trucks that no longer have user-serviceable parts inside, we still have electrical problems to deal with today. From connecting wires to bad sensors and lighting problems, many of these issues are caused by corrosion that results from bad wiring. For proper truck health, one must follow the fundamentals of proper … Read more