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Professional trucking remains an incredibly safe and secure career option, but with the economy humming and more and more freight trucks and passenger vehicles on the nation’s roads and highways, especially in 2018, accident numbers have been on the rise. Compounding the fact is the state of infrastructure in the U.S. Knowing these facts, fleets … Read more

When states are down on revenue, or perhaps just in the mood to find a new revenue source, all-too-often tolls for heavy trucks wind up on the suggestion list. Take Rhode Island as one example. That state instituted an electronic truck toll on several highways in 2016 and their success in raising revenue with the … Read more

Today, we are going to bring you our multi-Part article series on what your fleet can do to predict and prevent severe accidents. And while you may initially think, “But that’s impossible,” in fact it can be done. Of course, every fleet wants to increase safety and mitigate crash risk, but they just don’t know … Read more

There are no shortages of government and think tank studies highlighting how horrible the conditions of U.S. roads and highways are. So, it should be of no surprise that a recent study completed by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine reported that interstate highways are in grave danger thanks to structural and operational … Read more

Big truck OEMs are expressing excitement over the prospects for future growth considering activity in last 2 years. Today, we are going to check on a few big manufacturers to gather sentiment on what we can expect from the heavy truck sector in months to come. To start, we will evaluate the battle between big … Read more

Trucking companies have a big job to do: Recruiting new truck drivers. Recruiting and retaining top talent is the number one mission of many a fleet manager. With compensation and job prospects rising, trucking companies find themselves working with a smaller and smaller talent pool by the day. As a result of this tightness in … Read more

In what many consider an interesting turn of events, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on November 13 that it will launch a new rulemaking designed to cut emissions of nitrogen oxide from diesel-powered heavy-duty commercial motor vehicles. The exact date on the ruling appears to be 2020. Many within the industry openly wonder why … Read more

As we have been reporting lately, now is a good time to be a truck driver. With base pay, bonuses, incentives, and benefits on the rise across fleets both large and small, it is a heady time in the trucking industry. Of course, if you are trying to run a fleet today, never mind trying … Read more

While it may seem like a tall order, reaching net-zero carbon emissions from heavy-duty and heavy-industry transport sectors is feasibly and financially possible by 2050, according to a new report published by the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC). The report, titled “Mission Possible,” looks at the possibility of reaching net-zero carbon emission from sectors that might … Read more