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Perspectives: Page 32

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
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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
Battery electric
Vehicle sustainability overview
If 50 Class 8 tractors were on peak charge at the same time, they would use 9 MW of electricity – the equivalent of the power used for the Empire State Building.
December 20, 2022
battery electric chargers
Business
Trucking industry is getting smarter
TCA's Annual Convention, Truckload 2023: Orlando, will be held March 4-7 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center.
December 16, 2022
TCA Annual meeting
Pay and benefits
Pay is a primary factor for drivers but not the be-all and end-all
A Work Hound trends report found that pay is once again a critical theme among driver retention, but culture, among other subthemes, are also key to keeping drivers happy.
December 13, 2022
bored truck driver
Workforce
Diversity in trucking shines if you know where to look for it
I’ve always felt that the greatest progress in improving the participation of underrepresented groups in the work place is by hiring them, seeing them at work and interacting with them.
December 7, 2022
This year’s Women in Trucking Accelerate had a record setting 1,750 attendees.
Safety
5 ways to prevent injuries while working on a tanker truck
Operating a tanker truck can be dangerous but by following a few simple steps, you can create a safe working environment for everyone.
December 5, 2022
Semi tanker
Five Flashiest Fleets
Truck design inspiration sometimes lies in the strangest of places
We had an awesome group of Five Flashiest submissions this year, but one fleet in particular hit me in a way that one has never hit me before.
December 4, 2022
Bonnie Bryen, who handles design and implementation for Skikos Trucking, said the fleet's unconventional approach to marketing all started to get owner Shad Skikos' young daughter Sailor involved in the company.
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