Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, For-Hire

Industry Works to Make Tractor-Trailer Connections More Efficient

Fleets are looking for solutions — some of them low-tech — to ensure trucks and trailers talk to each other now.

Steve Brawner | Special to Transport Topics
October 7, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Industry Leaders Raise Concern About Proposed EPA NOx Rule

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing its first new rules governing heavy-truck nitrogen oxide emissions in two decades, but engine manufacturers say the proposals would be difficult to meet and counterproductive because they could slow the move to cleaner technology.

Steve Brawner | Special to Transport Topics
May 9, 2022
Business, Technology

Scholarships Bring Opportunities to Students Looking for a Sustainable Career Path

Graduates of diesel technician programs will enter a market with an increasing technician shortage.

Steve Brawner | Special to Transport Topics
October 8, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Wrench Time

How can trucking fleets get the most out of their technicians? Treat them like surgeons, says one executive.

Steve Brawner | Special to Transport Topics
July 23, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Out-of-Network Repairs Help Dealerships Nurture New Relationships With Fleets

For trucking companies, securing timely repairs at their partnered truck dealerships is typically simple, straightforward and an expectation that came with the purchase. But what about when the truck is on a long haul and must be serviced by another dealer? In those likely events, truck dealers say that building rapport is the road map to a successful business partnership.

Steve Brawner | Special to Transport Topics
May 24, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Top 100

24-Hour Repair Becomes the Standard

Time is money in the trucking business, so the clock is always ticking when a commercial truck is in the shop for maintenance or repairs.

Steve Brawner | Special to Transport Topics
April 23, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Automated Manual Transmissions Become Industry’s Popular Option

If a customer wants to drive one of the Class 8 trucks in Ryder’s commercial rental fleet, it will have to be one with an automated manual transmission, which shouldn’t be a problem because that’s what most customers want.

Steve Brawner | Special to Transport Topics
January 29, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Top 100

More Fleets Are Utilizing Remote Diagnostics

A growing number of motor carriers are taking advantage of remote diagnostics to streamline vehicle maintenance and reduce downtime, but fleets must know how to filter through the data to use this information effectively.

Steve Brawner | Special to Transport Topics
January 19, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Arkansas’ Mobile Job Simulator Promotes Industry

Be Pro, Be Proud, a workforce development initiative, puts students behind the wheel of a truck driving simulator inside a tractor-trailer.

Steve Brawner | Special to Transport Topics
December 7, 2020
Business, Equipment, Safety

COVID-19 Pandemic Stalls Replacement Cycles

Motor carriers paused their replacement cycles during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, but most dealers, fleets and analysts said the industry merely delayed making purchases for a few months, and they don’t expect long-term changes.

Steve Brawner | Special to Transport Topics
September 15, 2020