Using Technology to Manage Trucks in Stormy Weather
Transport America is able to keep trucks moving in stormy weather using the Weather Alerts feature of ALK Maps.
Transport America is able to keep trucks moving in stormy weather using the Weather Alerts feature of ALK Maps.
Start with the basics when training drivers – but it may pay to look back to bring them ahead. Part 5 in HDT's Driver Dilemma series on the driver shortage.
Drivers can share the road with large trucks more safely by maintaining appropriate speed, passing trucks safely but quickly, being visually aware of the environment, and keeping an appropriate distance.
With the box-delete and seat-delete options, fleets will have the flexibility to customize the mid-size pickup to meet fleet needs.
No matter how experienced and skillful a fleet manager is, there are certain pain points that cannot be eliminated. When facing these inevitable annoyances, savvy fleet managers can take steps to minimize their impact on fleet operations.
It is as true today as it was decades ago: The greatest portion of a vehicle’s fixed cost is depreciation. Here are 10 best practices to help manage this top-level expense.
An often overlooked or misunderstood aspect of a compressed natural gas project is the garage upgrade. Upgrades are necessary to ensure safe operation with CNG vehicles in existing maintenance or vehicle storage facilities.
For commercial fleet managers, the delivery times of light-duty vehicles can often fall prey to the availability of rail cars, quality holds, weather-related delays, and other production factors.
While not embraced by all dealers, the process of offering drop-shipped vehicles to fleets offers opportunities for dealers as well as OEMs.
The results are in for the third annual industry report card, validating that OEM fleet operations continue to do a very good job in meeting the needs of commercial fleet managers; however, there is room for further improvement.
In the second part of this year’s fleet industry report card, fleet managers give their feedback about what fleet management companies (FMCs) are doing right and where they have a need for improvement.
From a distance, this green tractor looks pretty much like any other International ProStar daycab. But the powerplant is very different. Senior Editor Tom Berg drives the TransPower battery-electric tractor.
With more than 90 individual client fleets, CBRE, Inc., manages a highly decentralized fleet. But, with one eye trained on meeting individual needs and the other on running a high performing fleet, keeping its customers’ bottom line in mind is one key to continued success.
Ford Motor Company recently hosted some of its largest fleet and commercial customers at a daylong learning session about the all-new 2015 Ford F-150.
Daimler unveiled the Freightliner Inspiration Autonomous Truck to much fanfare and HDT was there to cover it all in the Nevada desert.
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