Bob Rutherford, contributor

Bob Rutherford

Bob Rutherford is a 50-year veteran of the trucking industry. Thirty of those years were as a member of the TMC where he earned both the Silver Spark Plug and Recognized Associate awards for his contributions to the industry. 

Autonomous
The dangers of over-promising and under-delivering autonomous trucks
The transportation sector is an example of an industry that may be over-promising and under-delivering on the concept of putting autonomous vehicles on the nation's open highways.
March 20, 2023
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Technology
The future ain’t what it used to be
The use of computers instead of actual knowledge will take its toll on American production, and now we've got AI spouting off nonsense and providing ignorance on tap.
February 15, 2023
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Business
How to succeed in sales without really trying
I grew up in the trucking industry, the machine shop industry and the "hell no we won't co" anti-war movement.
October 11, 2022
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Components
Real fuel savings requires balance and a basis in science
It takes energy to create a vibration. Eliminate the vibration, eliminate energy consumption and reduce fuel consumption.
July 20, 2022
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Workforce
What is leadership in the trucking industry, and who is doing it?
It often doesn't matter who is providing leadership, so long as some on is doing it.
June 8, 2022
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Business
What gets measured gets managed
Instead of suffering through the pain and aggravation of running SAE/TMC Type II, III and IV testing for fuel economy, why not document and develop a SAE/TMC Type V fuel economy recommended practice?
May 16, 2022
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Business
Failure to learn from history dooms us to repeat it
One of the major problems with this industry is that it does it not learn from its history and there are few, if any, history books about it.
February 7, 2022
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Maintenance
Trucking's predictive maintenance manifesto
Tires and wheels are near the top of the problem list for commercial vehicles and Auburn University engineering students are working on getting wheel end data that can be monitored by an AI and Machine Learning.
November 17, 2021
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Safety
Tech partnership could enable safer parking. 'Here’s all we have to do'
Truck driver security has been in the news lately due to budget cuts and the infrastructure bill being debated in Congress.
October 13, 2021
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Safety
Make a mess and save a life
I think today’s technology can offer a different approach to solving the problem of cars under-riding trailers.
September 9, 2021
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