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quicktsi With technology quite literally changing the face of the trucking industry, expect things like automation, telematics and fuel economy to take center stage. Despite low oil prices, trucking manufacturers and industry partners are at the forefront of major industry disruption. Honestly, the trucking industry hasn’t seen this kind of change since the switch to diesel … Read more
More than half-a-century ago, way back when the first interstate highways were seeing travelers put the rubber to the road, a fleet would do well to average 4 to 5 miles-per-gallon (mpg) on their trucks. Today, that number has climbed to around 6.5 to 8 mpg. To the average onlooker, that may not seem like … Read more
The industry has been going through waves of changes as new technologies get adopted. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the coming era of mobile resources management and advanced telematics adoption. The fact is, mobile resources management (MRM) was barely a phrase on anyone’s tongue a short five years ago. But today, as apps … Read more
Well, the news is in, RoadCheck 2016 has officially passed. In case you don’t know, RoadCheck is a program put on by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance every year for the past 29 years. During the two-day period, almost 10,000 CVSA-certified local, state, provincial, territorial and federal inspectors across all of North America perform inspections … Read more
Are you a fleet manager sitting at your desk wondering how to better streamline your operation? The fact is, when you are managing a trucking fleet, you are basically rushing from one brushfire to another. You may be trying to figure out how you can be the best fleet manager you can be. Fortunately, there … Read more
Many a fleet are now turning their eye to event-recorder video safety system pilot programs. Not only do these systems help protect the truck drivers, but they also provide valuable data on driver habits and actionable information on what they need to do to stay safe on the road. The fact is, truck drivers are … Read more
As a professional truck driver, your workplace isn’t a back office cubicle or cavernous warehouse. Your workplace is the highways and the roads crisscrossing the nation. Succeeding in the industry requires you to maintain a certain level of decorum and professionalism at all times. It goes beyond safety and technique. As such there are certain … Read more
It’s no big secret that fuel efficiency is the buzz phrase of the day, if not year. Not only are motor carriers increasingly needing to deal with the financial needs of their own bottom lines, but there’s always that constant specter of government regulation lurking in the background. For these reasons alone, the focus on … Read more
You’ve heard plenty about the truck driver shortage. And yes, it is still ongoing. This means that there are jobs out there for anyone looking for a fun, sable and potentially lucrative career in trucking. But do you know what to look for? As a professional truck driver, you would be the face of your … Read more
When it comes to truck maintenance, wheel refinishing has become a big part of the game. As the weather continues to necessitate the use of highly aggressive deicing salts, especially calcium chloride and magnesium chloride, operators will have to continue watching their wheels. These de-icing agents are very ferrous and hard on metals. While body … Read more