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Starting a trucking company, much like so many other endeavors related to starting a business, requires capital. Many startups fail because business owners don’t line up the proper amount of financing to keep the business afloat as they grow and find more sources of funding. But what is a budding business owner to do to … Read more
It may seem like a hyperbolic question, but there is truth to it. As autonomous technology and electric truck adoption evolve, your good old-fashioned brakes will have to evolve as well. Why? Because autonomous vehicle control systems and battery-electric truck will place new demands on commercial air braking systems. Expect to see brake innovation on … Read more
Can you believe that 2022 is already upon us? Time certainly does fly, and this year feels like it flew by way too fast. Of course, the world is still dealing with a global pandemic, which alters our sense of time. Still, with 2022 just around the corner, many lament that too much was missed … Read more
With the New Year is here, we wanted to take a moment to evaluate the various trends in heavy-duty trucking. For many decades, Class 8 commercial motor vehicles remained static in nature. Yet, in the past ten to twenty years, the arrival of electric vehicles and a global pandemic has changed the paradigm. Supply chain … Read more
If not, now is the time to prepare. New entry-level driver training requirements call for a wide variety of instruction covering seven topics. Do you know what those topics are? If you are a trucker or have truck drivers in your fleet, the new training requirements are must-know information. First, let’s talk about the date. … Read more
Welcome to Part II of our latest in The Technician’s Log, our long-running series examining issues that impact commercial motor vehicle technicians. In Part I of our series, we looked at the top diagnostic issues of our day, how to address diagnostics complexity, and troubleshooting electric components. Now, to start Part II of our series, … Read more
Ask any trucking company – no matter their size – and they will tell you safety is their number one priority. Yet, still, there is no shortage of ways trucking companies can find themselves on the wrong end of the stick when it comes to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Whether it be through … Read more
It is a topic that has been on everyone’s mind. And it is also the never-ending topic: The truck driver shortage. Yet the truck driver employment problem isn’t the only factor impacting how recruiters do their jobs. Private companies must also pay close attention to internal policies that influence employee motivation, compensation, and benefits. Yet, … Read more
As trucking companies struggle to fill their cabs, many turn towards increasing diversity in their workforce. One of the ways fleet managers try to impact the problem is through the recruitment of women in the industry. The question is, what should trucking industry participants do to increase the participation of women in trucking? Listen to … Read more
As we approach 2022, the conversation has once again turned-on infrastructure and inflation. While the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by Congress will result in long-term improvements at U.S. ports, in the short-term, supply chains face a big problem. Backlogs of intermodal containers have been plaguing the U.S. and – indeed – the world. Near-term government … Read more