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Perspectives: Page 22

Maintenance
Fleet repair shops can help improve fuel efficiency
A fleet's service shop can play a key role in improving fuel economy by focusing on tire pressure, proper engine parameter settings and oil drain intervals.
February 2, 2023
man changing a trailer tire
Perspectives
Toyota CEO out, Dr. Jane Goodall in
A visit this week to Toyota's media page revealed a major strategic shift that will hopefully pan out for its customers and environmentalists alike.
February 1, 2023
Toyota executive change
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Maintenance
Trucksmiths embracing change
The trucking industry has been changing since horse drawn wagons started being replaced by the first Mack Brothers motorized vehicles in Manhattan in 1904.
January 29, 2023
Mechanic tearing down an engine
Perspectives
Top questions answered about propane use in trucks
Todd Mouw, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Roush CleanTech, answers frequently asked questions concerning propane adoption in truck fleets.
January 25, 2023
Business
Becoming more attractive to modern shippers
Carriers that can confidently answer questions about labor, sustainability and location will be the most desirable for shippers moving forward.
January 25, 2023
Blue semi
Growth strategies
Resolve to run your business by the numbers
The revamped TCA Profitability Program has successfully brought carrier members together to benchmark their performance based on their actual operating ratios and key performance indicators (KPIs) for more than 20 years.
January 23, 2023
accountant using calculator
Battery electric
More testing needed with all-electric trucks and vans
Will two all-electric Freightliner eCascadias recently delivered to a retail fleet in Michigan reveal some of the same findings the author experienced with a 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning?
January 19, 2023
2022 Ford F-150 Lightning
Perspectives
Freight brokers can save owner-operators time and money
Taking on load sourcing and rate negotiations can prove overwhelming for owner-operators who would rather focus on delivering freight. That's where an experienced freight broker can help.
January 18, 2023
Alternative power
Biloxi greens
As we start spending billions of dollars on new systems to responsibly keep our freight moving into the future, expect that tradeoffs and compromises will occur.
January 17, 2023
Wind turbines and solar panels
Growth strategies
Trucking strategies to keep your freight business moving
Moving freight through the supply chain has been challenging for several years – a trend likely to continue for the foreseeable future.
January 11, 2023
Speeding truck on the highway
Technology
Advertising cameras on board could offset nuclear verdict impacts
Just like a driver wanted ad pasted on the back of a tractor trailer, camera providers should consider offering trucking companies stickers that announce that they are recording the driving public to help prevent nuclear verdicts for their customers.
January 10, 2023
Netradyne Driver-i
Perspectives
All-electric Ram truck concept debuting tomorrow (and hopefully learning from Ford today)
Ram won't be bringing their all-electric 1500 pickup to market until 2024. After having driven the 2022 Ford Lighting for roughly 1,000 miles, that's not such a bad idea.
January 4, 2023
Ram electric 1500 pickup
Autonomous
Questions about autonomous vehicles
The cottage industries that pre-dated the industrial revolution built skilled labor, craftspeople and tradespeople but the industrial revolution largely put these skilled positions on the back burner.
January 4, 2023
driverless truck cab
Health & wellness
Another year, another New Year's statistic
Fleets have incentivized safety for years, and it's long past time that personal health rises to that standard.
January 1, 2023
older driver inspecting a trailer
Perspectives
Time to drive the Lightning
I've got 110-volts. I've got 220. There's a DC fast-charger down the road. All that was missing was an all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning. Well, now I've got one--at least for a little while anyway.
December 28, 2022
2022 Ford F-150 Lightning
Business
Analysis helps fleets make the right decisions
Most fleets are unaware that average speed is absolutely meaningless when considering aerodynamics.
December 27, 2022
truck speeding
Workforce
Industry pros turn out big for veterans story
The author had more sources than ever before who were eager to help on a story focusing on recruiting veterans to fill technician jobs.
December 22, 2022
Veterans truck
Battery electric
The long road to electric trucks
The long road to the electrification of trucking will see new cities start, while others become ghost towns or isolated spots.
December 22, 2022
San Antonio to El Paso, Texas
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Technology
How fleets can protect themselves from cyber criminals
The National Motor Freight Traffic Association is at the forefront of the fight against cybercrime in trucking and helping fleets increase their cybersecurity to ensure they don’t become victims of cyber criminals.
Yellow Union Pacific locomotive 7205 on railway tracks with mountains in background
Business
Knight-Swift backs rail mega merger
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Cybersecurity
NMFTA warns of Chinese components in trucking technology
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Business
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