Five truck trend takeaways from April
For those in heavy-duty industry, the spring season is an opportunity to reflect on operations, assess performance, and optimize strategies.
Netradyne launches new cost, safety, fleet management solutions
The new product suite offers recommended coaching, collision management, fleet safety progress reports and fleet tracking.
Platform Science adds Luma Brighter Learning’s apps to catalog
Luma Brighter Learning provides online and blended learning programs.
Fontaine Modification updates driver comfort features for city maintenance applications
This update provides improvements for drivers such as increased legroom and the addition of a right-hand drive station.
Truck driver prep tips to stay safe on winter roads
The harsh weather can throw off fleet operations. How can you plan around the snow, sleet and icy roads?
CarriersEdge adds fleet resource library to support driver training programs
CarriersEdge, a provider of online driver training for the trucking industry, has introduced a new resource library to the CarriersEdge platform. It is designed to help drivers apply information that is covered in CarriersEdge online training courses into real-world use. The new resource library, called “Put it into Practice” (PiiPs), provides fleets with a list
Smile! You’re on camera: How driver-facing cameras are impacting the trucking industry
Every time we do a camera video, we get comments. Clearly some drivers aren’t too happy about cameras in the cab–believe it or not, we get why: The ‘big brother’ style of management is not one most people are fond of. But there are benefits. As a fleet manager responsible for spec’ing the equipment, it’s
Cab specs for fleet comfort and efficiency
When it comes to your driver’s comfortability and satisfaction, there may be a couple things to consider while customizing your trucks. Driver comfort has become increasingly important to the industry as it works to improve retention success and recruitment efforts. Your drivers are the most essential asset to your fleet’s success, so it is important
Are your truck drivers fleeting? Here are equipment-based driver recruitment tips
High turnover rates are unfortunately very common in the industry as a lot of different factors and a number of variables play into the overall retention rate for any fleet. Don’t feel bad though! Retention and recruitment is an ongoing challenge impacting the industry as a whole. There are a few things you, as a
Photo Gallery: Mack Command Steer tackles tough quarry work
Deep within the Easton Quarry, about 30-minutes outside of Allentown, Penn., home of the Mack Experience Center, H&K Group and Mack Trucks hosted industry journalists on a true Mack Trucks experience as we got behind the wheel of a Mack Granite and Mack Anthem with Command Steer, an active steering system that adds an electric
How tech-driven CalArk supports driver safety, reduces operational costs
When it comes to integrating the latest technology the trucking industry, CalArk is as tech-savvy of a transportation company as they come. Since its founding in 1975, CalArk has grown its operation to include more than 600 trucks between its two operating companies–CalArk International and Central Hauling Company. What originated as a full truckload carrier
ATRI outlines best practices for recruiting, training, and retaining younger adults
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released a new report that investigates how to best integrate younger adults aged 18 to 25 into trucking careers. This research, a top priority of ATRI’s Research Advisory Committee in 2021, synthesizes a variety of data and analyses including younger driver surveys, carrier interviews, and the latest workforce statistics. The research
