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Perspectives: Page 37

Maintenance
Performance evaluation a coaching, retention tool
Depending on whether the technician is hitting this goal, you may need to change the goal or provide the tech with additional training.
April 8, 2021
A properly structured performance evaluation can help technicians improve performance and allow managers to lay out career development opportunities.
Safety
Too much time, too little action on hair testing
As part of the FAST Act of 2015, Congress authorized DOT to recognize hair testing, in lieu of a urine test, for pre-employment and random testing of commercial truck drivers.
April 5, 2021
sample of hair for drug trst
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eCommerce / Urban delivery
Albertsons Companies takes unique approach to final-mile
Albertsons Companies, the second-largest supermarket chain in North America, is supported by more than 1,400 trucks and one delivery bot.
April 3, 2021
Fully electric Safeway Tortoise cart
Business
Fine-tuning procurement processes has advantages
By taking steps to mitigate risk from suppliers and build supply chain resiliency, procurement professionals give their company an edge over the competition.
March 30, 2021
man holding phone in hands with the word procurement above it
Trucks
Leasing a viable way to test truck tech ROI
With a full-service lease you can match your current vehicle specs for everything except the new technology you are considering.
March 28, 2021
Semi-truck on empty highway at dusk
Perspectives
Sharing EV data to save the planet
If time is quickly running out for the planet because of climate change, should OEMs and fleets be more forthcoming about EV performance data and plans so that other fleets and manufacturers can prepare accordingly and do their part to save the world?
March 24, 2021
A hundred years after the fact, you can read about what the United States Postal Service thought about electric delivery carriages. It may be more than what some companies are willing to offer today. A Columbia Mark XI electric delivery wagon used by USPS in 1901 is shown above.
Safety
Real work begins post-accident
Accidents happen, but reviewing data from an accident can help you give your drivers more ways to be safe on the road.
March 20, 2021
Overturned tractor-trailer on a busy highway
Recruiting & retention
Working smarter, not harder key to tackling driver retention
Big hiring sprees may fill seats but often won't keep drivers on board for the long-haul. High-tech driver feedback solutions can give fleets more opportunities to hone in on issues that impact retention.
March 18, 2021
Truck driver in truck cab
Business
Trade shows and business meetings did much to refine innovations
Pandemic isolation has prevented trucking industry stakeholders from facing supporters and detractors.
March 16, 2021
Trade shows like the Mid America Trucking Show were not only good places to look at cool displays, they were also good opportunities to engage in discussion. MATS is next scheduled to take place in March 2022.
Maintenance
5 tips to improve uptime
While 100% utilization is not possible, there are some simple things fleets can do to get close.
March 13, 2021
Semi-trucks receiving maintenance work in a garage
Alternative power
H2 or BEV? It's not 'us versus them'
Providing choices will accelerate zero-emission vehicle alternatives much in the same way the co-location of Home Depot and Lowes has generally benefitted overall home improvement sales.
March 10, 2021
Driving to zero emissions trailer on a battery electric vehicle
Recruiting & retention
Carriers, schools using tech to predict driver success
Competition for drivers is so intense that motor carriers are doubling down on recruiting and training strategies for CDL students
March 10, 2021
Paper Transport semi trucks
Battery electric
Is the BEV charging infrastructure better than we think?
Sergio Rodriguez capped a 3,000 mile trip from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean without a single drop of fuel in the tank.
March 9, 2021
Start your free 30-min charge with the Volta Charging app sign
Business
Gamification helps fleets build driver loyalty
During the pandemic, gamification has become even more important as many people feel disconnected from their work.
March 9, 2021
increased safety, equipment, production and administration specs with gamification
Business
50-truck fleet owner, and still driver, recounts a strange, tough year
Last March and April, CCJ talked to dozens of fleets about how the COVID-19 outbreak was impacting their daily operations, their business, and their personnel. We’re catching up with some of those same fleets a year later to see how they’re faring.
March 8, 2021
This Freightliner Cascadia is one of more than 50 that Zeller Transportation uses in its East Coast and midwest runs hauling refrigerated loads.
Documentation software
Digitizing paper for trucking success
Efficient document management is quickly becoming a vital survival strategy.
March 4, 2021
Man holding a tablet and checking his phone in front of parked semi-trucks
Perspectives
Carbon cut: Entire vehicle lifecycle must be addressed
Sustainability goals should include well-to-wheels solutions that are not only good for the environment but also help fleets sustain their bottom line.
March 3, 2021
Chanje Fed Ex Residential Side Angle 600x400
Used trucks
Don't get left out in the cold in a hot used truck market
In the Class 8 market, the number of available advertised trucks has gone from 40,000 last June to 16,000 today.
March 2, 2021
Used International semi-trucks
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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
Line of big rig semi trucks with loaded semi trailers standing on the at the weighing station with scales for weighing along the axes.
Regulations
Group launches campaign against heavier truck limits
White semi-truck parked in front of stacked shipping containers in industrial yard
Business
Multimodal group established to modernize freight movement
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