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Perspectives: Page 7

Maintenance
Importance of tire air pressure during winter months
Cold weather affects tire air pressure and leads to potential consequences for underinflated or overinflated tires.
November 21, 2024
Kelly Barwick checking tire pressure
Technology
Revisiting option content
OEMs would love choice to disappear and for the marketplace to return to Henry Ford’s Model T world, having any color you want as long as its black.
November 19, 2024
Detroit Diesel engine assembly line
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Business
It’s always smart to focus on improving fuel economy
Investments can be made to improve fuel economy, but fleets also have some no- or low-cost options available to them.
November 15, 2024
trucks at the fuel island
Emissions
Lower fleets' operational costs at what cost?
Trump's plan for environmental regulatory rollbacks would benefit the trucking industry but cost future generations their health.
November 13, 2024
Trucking exhaust
Alternative power
Electric and propane trucks power alt fuel fleets
For both technology solutions, a hub and spoke fleet is usually the preferred path so that infrastructure can be installed and fleet assets can be fueled/charged when not running routes.
November 11, 2024
Propane truck
Business
Rail and truck competition
When we think of intermodal freight, we often envision a complex system of interconnected transportation modes. However, a deeper understanding reveals an often-overlooked dynamic: the symbiotic relationship between rail and trucking.
November 1, 2024
intermodal container yard
Recruiting & retention
From hashtags to highways: How technology, social media and influencers bring new talent to trucking
From social media to podcasts, the freight industry is embracing New Age technology to find its New Age workforce.
November 1, 2024
A person recording a Tik Tok
Cybersecurity
Sneak peak: 2025 cybersecurity issues in trucking
NMFTA's cybersecurity team is proactively tackling the evolving cyber threats facing the trucking industry in 2025.
November 1, 2024
cybersecurity on a touchscreen
Recalls
Should customers get paid by OEMs for recalls?
If customers were compensated by OEMs for downtime, maybe that would inspire truck manufacturers to have fewer recalls.
October 29, 2024
semi on a tow truck hook
Technology
Eyes on the road
The trucking industry plays a hidden role in protecting trafficking victims.
October 25, 2024
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Perspectives
How to Handle Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) in Winter: Storage, Shelf Life & Quality Tips
When frozen, diesel exhaust fluid will expand up to 7% and can damage the storage tank.
January 12, 2021
diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank
Emissions
Low- and no-cost steps to boost your MPG and reduce emissions
Properly spec’ing vehicles, and training and incentivizing drivers to run the vehicle in the most efficient way, are easy and quick ways to impact fuel economy and tailpipe emissions.
October 21, 2024
filling up a diesel tank
Business
American greed
Getting swept up in the hype seems to be human nature, but how much of fleet, OEM management and engineering, and regulator time will be wasted by attributing too much credit to the hype?
October 21, 2024
Carnival barker
Technology
How fleets use custom apps to improve communication and solve exceptions
Many fleets now use custom mobile apps that give drivers organized, transparent, rapid communications to prevent and manage exceptions and keep their drivers moving.
October 21, 2024
cell phone app
Perspectives
Safety for women drivers has a long way to go
In an industry that has increasingly turned to the female population to fill seats, it is becoming ever more important to not just make them safe but to make them FEEL safe while over the road.
October 15, 2024
Woman trucker
Emissions
OEM emission compliance placed on customers?
The latest twist in the evolving landscape of greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations involves OEMs passing the compliance burden onto their customers and dealers.
October 9, 2024
truck with exhaust
Technology
Confronting asset cybersecurity issues at IANA’s Intermodal EXPO
Trucks have become offices on wheels, with multiple connection points, and hackers can target the connections between the tractor and the trailer or even the engine control module itself.
October 7, 2024
cybersecurity
Safety & Compliance
When regulations fail
What good are safety regulations when litigators can decide they're not good enough?
October 7, 2024
semi trailer crash
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Business
Cargo theft costs trucking $18 million per day, most loads never recovered
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