Trucking

With all the recent talk of platooning and self-driving trucks, you would think the age of automation is already upon us. Well don’t start worrying about your jobs, we are still in the infancy of an industry, and the country – dare we say, the world – will be needing hard-working truck drivers like yourself … Read more

If you are a fleet manager or operator who takes pride in the condition of your vehicles, but also value a good looking bottom line in the back office, you may often find yourself pondering aftermarket parts. No doubt, the market can be quite murky at times. You may find a part made by the … Read more

Whether you are an owner-operator or fleet technician, heavy duty truck parts are on your mind. You’ve been wondering whether you should go OEM or aftermarket, or perhaps if one spec is better than another. The fact is, there is a lot more to consider than just the part. Today, we will dive into all … Read more

We live in a time where finding a good technician is as difficult as finding a good operator. The people who have these skills are in short supply, and schools offering courses on how to learn what students need to know simply aren’t enrolling enough students. In times such as these, it makes it important … Read more

When it comes to regulating how people get paid, the federal government never runs out of ideas. Just a few months back, in May, they decided to once again make a change to overtime regulations. The U.S. Department of Labor waded into rulemaking regarding what constitutes a salaried employee or an employee paid by the … Read more

When you are talking about over-the-road trucking, saving on your fuel numbers is relatively easy, mainly because when you are traveling at fast highway speeds, aerodynamic and low-rolling resistance solutions provide good payback. In stop-and-go applications, the picture gets a little murky. In these scenarios, engine efficiency is inherently low, while vehicle inertia is constantly … Read more

We’ve been talking quite a lot about fuel economy, and there’s a reason for that. It’s no secret that the trucking industry is in the midst of a sea change of sorts. As a number of new technologies and aerodynamic advances make themselves more available, fleets are tapping into new ways of shaving percentage points … Read more

Let’s face it, there’s a sea change underway. As digital technologies and advanced computing begin to reshape our world, trucking will not be immune to the evolution. The fact is, things like machine learning are already shaping themselves through the daily applications of our lives. After all, your Netflix account recommends movies to you and … Read more

You may have already heard plenty about the sharing economy. Many in the industry have been ringing their hands over the prospects that the venture capital flowing into startups promising cheap, same-day delivery will up-end the trucking industry. Well, we’re here to tell you not to worry. It isn’t likely that companies like FedEx or … Read more

Welcome to the final Part in our four Part series examining how the push for greater fuel efficiency is changing the trucking industry, from design to operation. Up to now, we’ve examined everything from new technologies to incremental improvements, but we still haven’t touched greatly on the actual design aesthetic of the truck. If you … Read more