The Brave New World Of Fuel Economy, Part II: SuperTrucks And Advanced Components

Welcome back to our ongoing discussion of what’s ahead for the trucking industry where fuel economy is concerned. It’s a brave new world out there, and both independent operators and fleet managers need to know the latest on how to save the most fuel. But what are the latest technologies involved? And how will the … Read more

The Brave New World Of Fuel Economy, Part I: From Incremental To Big Change

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

When Will We Pass 10 MPG for Trucks?

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

Truckers: The Latest Update On Mobile Resources Management And Telematics

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

How Can Trucking Companies Prevent Tire Violations

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

How Video-Based Truck Driver Safety Systems Are Impacting The Trucking Industry

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

Public And Employee Relations In The Trucking Industry

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

A Focus On Fuel Efficiency: Heavy-Haul Truck Trailers and Aerodynamic Devices

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