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Trucking companies should take note of Walmart's new driver recruitment strategy
Its associate-to-driver training program is a strategy others could learn from and implement in some way as another avenue to recruit drivers.
February 16, 2023
Walmart truck
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
artificial intelligence humanoid
Soup of the day
There's a tangled web of overlapping acronyms to describe electric, hydrogen-powered and zero-emissions trucks, but somewhere along the line we would like to get back to just calling it a truck, right?
February 13, 2023
alphabet soup
1099 or W-2? Which type of driver is best to grow your fleet?
There are pros and cons for the employer and the employee in both 1099 and W-2 scenarios.
February 9, 2023
truck drivers wanted sign
Setting up a preventive maintenance workflow
As a fleet manager, implementing a preventive maintenance solution can be one of the most effective ways to improve productivity, efficiency and safety.
February 7, 2023
driver inspecting a diesel engine
The internet's smartest chatbot might never be OEM certified
ChatGPT knows a lot, but it doesn't know a lot about diesel engine maintenance (yet).
February 6, 2023
artificial intelligence interacts with a human
Fleet repair shops can help improve fuel efficiency
A fleet's service shop can play a key role in improving fuel economy by focusing on tire pressure, proper engine parameter settings and oil drain intervals.
February 2, 2023
man changing a trailer tire
Trucksmiths embracing change
The trucking industry has been changing since horse drawn wagons started being replaced by the first Mack Brothers motorized vehicles in Manhattan in 1904.
January 29, 2023
Mechanic tearing down an engine
Becoming more attractive to modern shippers
Carriers that can confidently answer questions about labor, sustainability and location will be the most desirable for shippers moving forward.
January 25, 2023
Blue semi
Resolve to run your business by the numbers
The revamped TCA Profitability Program has successfully brought carrier members together to benchmark their performance based on their actual operating ratios and key performance indicators (KPIs) for more than 20 years.
January 23, 2023
accountant using calculator
More testing needed with all-electric trucks and vans
Will two all-electric Freightliner eCascadias recently delivered to a retail fleet in Michigan reveal some of the same findings the author experienced with a 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning?
January 19, 2023
2022 Ford F-150 Lightning
Biloxi greens
As we start spending billions of dollars on new systems to responsibly keep our freight moving into the future, expect that tradeoffs and compromises will occur.
January 17, 2023
Wind turbines and solar panels
Trucking strategies to keep your freight business moving
Moving freight through the supply chain has been challenging for several years – a trend likely to continue for the foreseeable future.
January 11, 2023
Speeding truck on the highway
Advertising cameras on board could offset nuclear verdict impacts
Just like a driver wanted ad pasted on the back of a tractor trailer, camera providers should consider offering trucking companies stickers that announce that they are recording the driving public to help prevent nuclear verdicts for their customers.
January 10, 2023
Netradyne Driver-i
Questions about autonomous vehicles
The cottage industries that pre-dated the industrial revolution built skilled labor, craftspeople and tradespeople but the industrial revolution largely put these skilled positions on the back burner.
January 4, 2023
driverless truck cab
Another year, another New Year's statistic
Fleets have incentivized safety for years, and it's long past time that personal health rises to that standard.
January 1, 2023
older driver inspecting a trailer
Analysis helps fleets make the right decisions
Most fleets are unaware that average speed is absolutely meaningless when considering aerodynamics.
December 27, 2022
truck speeding
Industry pros turn out big for veterans story
The author had more sources than ever before who were eager to help on a story focusing on recruiting veterans to fill technician jobs.
December 22, 2022
Veterans truck
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