Kevin Jones (HWT)VocationalFun Trucks Friday: F-series on top, again; your (grand)dad’s Chevy; Land Rover P/U?Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of hard working trucks, it’s Fun Trucks Friday.January 3, 2014PerspectivesTechnology is critical, but people still make fleets successfulDon’t get between Grandma and the delivery of Christmas presents meant for her babies: That’s my advice for the New Year, especially for companies with hard working truck fleets who deliver directly to consumers.January 2, 2014VocationalPickups fail to meet insurance group’s tougher safety standardsNo pickup trucks earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s safety awards for 2014, dinged by stricter standards included in the scoring this year. The Ford F-150 crew cab models, the Honda Ridgeline and the Toyota Tundra crew cab models all had earned TSP ratings for 2013, which required good performance in the Institute’s moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests.December 27, 2013VocationalVideo card: A hard working trucks holiday light showWhat better Christmas card than one featuring hard working trucks? In this light and sound show, the Little Creek (Del.) Volunteer Fire Company wishes everyone Happy Holidays.December 25, 2013Vocational‘Amazing Race’ champ, truck fleet owner, talks winning strategies, toolsSometimes, nice guys do finish first. Jason Case, president of Boston-based Case Snow Management and his girlfriend-teammate Amy Diaz were crowned the million-dollar winners of “The Amazing Race” on CBS Dec. 8. In a follow-up interview with HWT, Case talks about the experience – and how running a small business and a hard working truck fleet helped prepare him.December 20, 2013VocationalPolk: Used CV transactions climb; medium-duty paces new salesThe demand for clean used equipment to replace older commercial vehicles remains strong, while medium-duty trucks – paced by Ford – have shown the most improvement among new commercial vehicles transactions, according to Polk, the global automotive market intelligence firm.December 18, 2013Class 3-6Ram ‘Operation Holiday Express’ supports wounded warriorsThe Ram Truck brand has delivered mounds of fresh man-made snow, a new 2014 ProMaster 2500 Series Cargo Van filled with toys, diapers and other supplies, plus a $25,000 grant from The Chrysler Foundation to support injured U.S. military personnel and their families at the Warrior and Family Support Center at the San Antonio Military Medical Center. The […]December 16, 2013PerspectivesNew Year’s (re)solution: What do you need for 2014?The whole point of a trade publication is to provide valuable, actionable information to readers about their business or industry. That’s the buzzword-y definition, but basically it’s our job here at Hard Working Trucks to pass along news that you, our readers, find useful, interesting or entertaining – ideally, all of the above. What would you like to know to help your business succeed in 2014?December 16, 2013VocationalMichelin issues safety recall for commercial light truck tiresMichelin North America Inc. has issued a safety recall of approximately 1.3 million of its Michelin LTX M/S commercial light truck tires sold primarily in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.December 13, 2013VocationalBeer, Belgians, Blimps and more: It’s Fun Trucks FridayThis week on Fun Trucks Friday: In recognition of the 80th anniversary of the end to Prohibition, we honor the hard working fleets who keep the suds flowing; also, a truck video sets records for views; Truck of the Year finalists are announced; heavy-duty, lighter-than-air equipment haulers are coming; and more.December 13, 2013Previous PagePage 25 of 28Next PageTop StoriesRegulationsGroup launches campaign against heavier truck limitsLegislative efforts to increase commercial truck weight limits have popped up in recent history and have traditionally been opposed by trucking stakeholders.BusinessMultimodal group established to modernize freight movementBusinessTwo rail carriers join forces, go after Memphis to Nashville truck freightEquipment controlsInternational kicks off self-driving truck trials with fleetsTechnologyHow fleets can protect themselves from cyber criminals
