How to Improve Trucking’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse
The Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is a substantial step towards eliminating unqualified drivers and improving road safety, not just for truckers, but for all drivers.
Thought-provoking opinion pieces and articles by auto, transportation and trucking industry executives, consultants, researchers and analysts.
Myths About the Trucking Industry We Need to Dispel
In every industry, there are myths and urban legends. These are the three most common myths about the trucking industry, and why they are incorrect.
Business Intelligence Creates Profits for Commercial Truck Fleets
Almost every industry today is utilizing big data in some fashion, but commercial truck fleets often struggle with how to interpret the data.
Trucker Shortage or Driver Pay Shortage: Which is it?
Truckers say poor pay and working condition chase them out of the industry and that a driver shortage can be cured with better working conditions.
Blockchain Is Coming, and People Will Power Its Success
Blockchain is turning into an overused buzzword. Ultimately, it will only be as successful as the people behind it.
That Growing Buzz is the Charge of Electric Trucking
Big truck manufacturers such as Daimler and Volvo are diving into electric truck development as diesel trucks experience rising maintenance costs and downtime.
European Guidelines Highlight Need to Regulate Truck AI
As artificial intelligence moves forward, the need to ensure that it is used ethically and safely in all industries, including trucking, becomes more important.
Use Technology to Recruit New Generation of Truckers
Maybe it’s the term “truck driver” that makes the job unappealing to young people. Considering the demands of today’s “transportation manager,” there’s a lot more involved than that old phrase.
Supply and Demand Factors are Altering the SUV vs. Sedan Market
SUVs and trucks are in higher demand than sedans in the U.S., with the number of compact crossovers now at 32.
Finding the Right Way to Fund Infrastructure Improvements
An increase in the fuel-user fee would equitably – and economically – fund needed infrastructure repairs.
Fleets Must Be Wary of New Dangers of Autonomous Technologies
A growth in autonomy brings benefits, but also the risk of cybersecurity breaches, which grow as human intervention with a truck’s controls lessens.
Truckers Should Support Toll-Financed Interstate Replacement
Tolls would be a fairer way than federal taxes to fund interstate improvements.