Trucking Business Whitepapers

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Trucking business whitepapers from Transport Topics focus on fleet strategy, operational performance and market dynamics. These reports analyze financial trends, competitive pressures and management approaches shaping decision-making across trucking companies and transportation service providers.

Beyond the Dashboard Light: A New Standard of Reliability

November 1, 2026

Waiting for a dashboard light can mean costly downtime, unexpected failures, and unnecessary replacements. Discover how leading fleets are shifting to proactive, data-driven DPF and DOC restoration to take control of maintenance, extend component life, and keep trucks on the road.

May 1, 2022

Going green isn’t just about electrification. It starts with smaller, more practical steps you can take today. Our practical guide includes both short-term strategies and long-term strategies to operating a greener fleet. 

May 1, 2022

Large verdicts against motor carriers have been increasing. Fleets that adopt dashcams are in a better position to defend against claims. This paper includes important information about the increasingly litigious landscape carriers operate in and the protection that dashcams provide. 

April 4, 2022

A new guide from SkyBitz presents useful tips for alleviating present capacity and cost pressures with simple-to-use technology for three areas of opportunity: 1) driver retention, 2) driver safety, and 3) trailer utilization. Download your free copy!

March 1, 2022

Solve the challenges of toll invoices with INFORM Tolling from PrePass! Read this new guide and learn how this easy-to-use tolling software provides tools to: identify areas for toll savings, streamline toll disputes, manage violations, prevent fraud and more!

March 1, 2022

The trucking industry is standing at a crossroads. Between the driver shortage and the challenges in recruitment and retention, this guide gets to the heart of the problem. You’ll learn shocking statistics around driver health, how it’s feeding the driver shortage, and a new pool of drivers to recruit from.  

March 1, 2022

BYD electric trucks are hard at work across North America, moving freight at ports and railyards, making deliveries, and collecting refuse. BYD trucks are environmentally friendly with zero harmful emissions while also providing the reliability and performance you need. Our truck’s safe and reliable battery technology improve your bottom line with lower fuel and maintenance costs. 

February 1, 2022

Drawing on the combined expertise and hands-on experience of dozens of trucking/logistics IT Executives, this comprehensive guide explores the seven core benefits every TMS must deliver: fast, low-cost deployment , automatic software updates, future-proof technology, turnkey integrations, intelligent driver workflow, maximum security and readiness, and business intelligence. 

February 1, 2022

Oil prices have crept back into the $70s, wholesale prices continued to fall, but not much has changed with demand and supply. As we get into 2022 and the winter weather, prices will reach back into the $80s.

February 1, 2022

Most freight brokers are inundated with incoming emails from customers looking for a spot quote. Tai Email Assistant is a feature within Tai TMS that uses AI to extract shipment details from incoming quote requests and automatically responds with a quote in minutes.

February 1, 2022

Tire selection and management for delivery fleets can present unique opportunities. It pays to have a trusted advisor to keep your fleet on the road. Learn how Goodyear’s Total Mobility solutions can help from the first to the last mile. Download the whitepaper below.

January 1, 2022

Learn how maintenance and operations can use best practices to bring costs for alternative vehicles under control. This white paper explores alternative vehicle adoption, the history of data collection, and how predictive maintenance offers a path toward continued operational excellence.