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Maintenance
Using telematics to improve maintenance practices
One way to help control maintenance costs is for fleets to mitigate the chances of unscheduled roadside maintenance. Marco Encinas with Teletrac Navman said fleets can use telematics to help keep unscheduled maintenance in check.
July 22, 2021
Preventable or Not
Trucker's gambit leads to bridge strike — preventable or not?
Trucker John Doe reroutes after missing a turn. His new path leads under a bridge. He appears to have enough clearance, but it will be close.
July 21, 2021
Maintenance
Oil sampling offers insights into engine health
There are more benefits to engine oil sampling than just evaluating how far you can push drain intervals.
July 15, 2021
Regulations
New Texas law deals blow to Reptile Theory
The law strikes a blow against plaintiff’s attorneys who have used the Reptile Theory to go after trucking companies for large verdicts during a trial, regardless of whether the trucking company was at fault for the accident.
July 8, 2021
Trucks
Used truck market 'completely nuts'
Through the first five months of 2021, four to six year-old trucks at auction are 80% ahead of the same period last year, by far the highest pricing in the six years J.D. Power has been tracking it.
July 1, 2021
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Preventable or Not
Corner squeezes driver into barrier—was this crash preventable?
Truck driver John Doe tried to avoid a head-on crash but grazed a concrete barrier. Was this accident preventable?
June 29, 2021
Driver regulations
Drug and alcohol violations in 2021 outpacing 2020 numbers through first quarter
FMCSA's Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse has been in effect since January 2020. If the number of violations in 2021 keeps up at its pace through the first three months, there will be considerably more violations this year than in 2020.
June 24, 2021
Maintenance
Extending engine oil drains could be as simple as opening the owner's manual
Depending on engine OEM and duty cycle, recommended drain intervals have skyrocketed by more than 300% over the 25,000 mile benchmark.
June 17, 2021
Business
Protecting your fleet from cargo theft
Cargo thieves took advantage of a bad year for many, driving recorded thefts to record highs and adopting new tactics. Here's what they're doing and how to protect your fleet.
June 10, 2021
Trucks
The psychology of vehicle color
More than half of all Class 8 trucks are a shade of the same color.
June 3, 2021
Freight demand
Traffic costs trucking billions of dollars annually
The cost of congestion on the Interstate Highway System grew 25% from 2017-2019.
May 27, 2021
Regulations
Congressman warns highway spending is woeful
Once the envy of world, the U.S. highway system is now rated 15th.
May 20, 2021
Preventable or Not
Truckers crash on icy road to avoid moose. Preventable or not?
Driver John Doe’s evasive action to avoid hitting a moose resulted in a two-truck accident.
May 11, 2021
Business
Feared fuel shortage a byproduct of drivers, not availability
Demand for fuel is approaching levels not seen since 2019.
May 6, 2021
Trucks
We got to test Peterbilt's new medium duty trucks
The updates to Peterbilt's medium duty line are straightforward and practical.
April 29, 2021
Preventable or Not
Defensive move sticks driver to shoulder. Was this preventable?
Truck driver John Doe averts a collision by steering onto a muddy shoulder, but his truck gets stuck. Was this incident preventable?
April 12, 2021
Workforce
N.C. carrier offering COVID vaccine to employees
Transportation employees that didn't meet certain age or preexisting condition guidelines might still not be able to get COVID vaccines in some states.
March 18, 2021
Preventable or Not
Truck driver halts left-hand turn for testy pickup — was this crash preventable?
A pickup causes tractor-trailer driver John Doe a headache mid-turn — before punching the gas and clipping the corner of Doe's trailer. Was the crash preventable or not? Find out here. (Video presented via partnership with Instruction Technologies.)
February 26, 2021
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