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Perspectives: Page 35

Business
Powertrain type doesn't matter without aerodynamics
In the end, freight efficiency is about moving more freight with less energy and less cost.
June 27, 2021
Freight efficiency is about moving more freight with less energy and less cost. Improving aerodynamics are relevant to all powertrain choices.
Perspectives
Solid-state worth the wait?
Depending on use cases, fleets thinking of investing heavily into electric trucks and vans may want to consider holding out for solid-state batteries.
June 26, 2021
Freightliner eCascadia
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Technology
How telemetry tech helps the supply chain with hurricane preparedness
The impending busy hurricane season means that asset owners must effectively ensure they can keep employees and equipment safe while curbing significant losses.
June 23, 2021
rain drops on a windshield
Alternative power
NatGas and BEVs: Which one of these things is not like the other?
Would natural gas have taken off if it had its own Elon Musk?
June 22, 2021
tank truck driving into the sunset
Business
What’s in it for me?
Doing something that is good for the industry some times has to be enough.
June 16, 2021
employees having discussion
Workforce development
Higher purpose helps Bettaway Supply Chain Services tap new labor
Participating in a training program for adults with autism helps Bettaway find new labor for its warehousing, distribution and supply chain services.
June 16, 2021
Bettaway trucks
Business
Industry can't afford to remain 'on mute' if it's to adapt to challenges
Conducting business as usual virtually has been a struggle for all of us, but one which our industry has had to overcome to keep our country supplied with the necessary goods and equipment to combat the largest health crisis in generations.
June 13, 2021
guy sitting at a desk
Maintenance
Navigating the minefield of fleet innovation
Some great ideas take a sales and marketing team to sell them. Unfortunately, the world still does not beat a path to your door unless you are Apple.
June 9, 2021
student working on a bridge
Perspectives
Ford points out 'battery friendly' AC charging
DC fast-charging sounds good, but it costs much more than AC charging, takes up more space and leads to faster battery degradation.
June 9, 2021
Charging port on the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning
Business
Three ways digital freight matching increases sustainability
For many shippers, there is a hesitancy to incorporate data into their approaches.
June 7, 2021
truck driver on his phone
Trucks
The psychology of vehicle color
More than half of all Class 8 trucks are a shade of the same color.
June 3, 2021
Truck and multi-color trailer
Alternative power
Electrification needs standardization
It is possible that a commercial vehicle could pull into a public charging station, be able to successfully plug the vehicle in, and still not be able to charge the batteries because of some interface detail or commercial agreement.
June 3, 2021
Electric vehicle chargers
Perspectives
Camera liability?
While it's fine if you're the one pointing the camera, what happens when someone else is doing the pointing from 100 feet up buzzing around like a paparazzi mosquito?
June 2, 2021
Drones have plenty of uses, including this UPS drone being used to deliver small packages. Other uses, like spying, create concern.
Maintenance
Controlling maintenance costs
Maintenance decisions should be based on what makes the most sense given an application and the duty cycle of vehicles.
June 1, 2021
Semi truck with hood up
Perspectives
Electric golf cart provides interesting insight into EV maintenance
I've worked on my own vehicles for years. After recently acquiring a nearly 30-year-old EZGo Marathon golf cart, reality set in fast regarding how easy it can be to work on an electric vehicle versus internal combustion.
May 26, 2021
While not much to look at, my recently acquired 1994 EZGo Marathon golf cart has thus far proven to be a reliable, low maintenance workhorse.
Workforce
Women offer fleets plenty of opportunities to fill skills gap
Industries like trucking, transportation, automotive, and aerospace have traditionally offered careers filled predominantly by men.
May 24, 2021
woman smiling out of drivers side window of truck
Perspectives
Biobased diesel fuels are beating electric on emissions
CARB data show diesel engines are not the evil, gross-polluting workhorses that they're frequently portrayed to be. When paired with biobased fuels, they're out-performing on emissions.
May 21, 2021
truck in front of national biodiesel board building
Maintenance
Nine maintenance tips to reduce CSA violations
It's near-impossible to avoid all CSA violations but you can significantly reduce them.
May 20, 2021
man performing truck maintenance inspection
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Regulations
CARB rips EPA's 'sloppy and amateurish' effort to repeal GHG regs
CARB charges that the EPA is ignoring decades of its own science to repeal greenhouse gas regulations, putting public health and the economy at risk.
Blue road sign showing electric vehicle charging station symbol near trees
Regulations
Truck makers' challenge to Clean Truck pact a response to a bad deal
Red semi-trucks and passenger vehicles driving on a highway through green forested landscape
Regulations
Clean Truck group asks truck and engine OEMs to drop lawsuit
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Regulations
Group launches campaign against heavier truck limits
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Business
Multimodal group established to modernize freight movement
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