Natural Gas Truck Sales Are on the Rise

Natural Gas Truck Sales Are on the Rise

Retail sales of U.S. and Canadian Class 8 Natural Gas trucks have increased in 2019, reversing the declining trend from the year before. Photo via Clean Energy Fuels Retail sales of U.S. and Canadian Class 8 Natural Gas trucks have increased in 2019, reversing...
NACFE: Should Tractors and Trailers be Mated for Life?

NACFE: Should Tractors and Trailers be Mated for Life?

Speculation arising from various SuperTruck projects prompted NACFE to look into the concept of intentionally pairing tractors and trailers together for life. Photo: Jack Roberts The Tenth Anniversary of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency continues to...
Auto Theft Hot Spots Ranked for 2018

Auto Theft Hot Spots Ranked for 2018

Albuquerque, New Mexico, has lowered vehicle thefts since 2016, but still remains a “hot spot,” according to the NICB. Graphic via NICB. While vehicle thefts in the Albuquerque, New Mexico, metropolitan statistical area (MSA) have dropped 28% since 2016,...
The Rising Importance of Fleet Managers

The Rising Importance of Fleet Managers

When we finally get there, they say we won’t own autonomous vehicles (AVs), we’ll summon them as needed and pay for their usage. Deploying millions of AVs owned and managed by organizations, not individual consumers, will be a permanent, societal paradigm shift toward...
Trucking Groups Seek FMCSA Rulemaking on Crash-Preventability Data

Trucking Groups Seek FMCSA Rulemaking on Crash-Preventability Data

Trucking coalition has petitioned FMCSA to start a rulemaking on how it analyzes and publishes data on motor carrier crashes. *Photo: FMCSA A coalition of 10 trucking-related stakeholders, including several lobbies for specialized carriers, is calling on the Federal...
How Truck Drivers Can Fit in Fitness on the Road

How Truck Drivers Can Fit in Fitness on the Road

All movement counts, not just strength and cardio workouts at the gym. *Image by skeeze from Pixabay  Most truck drivers believe there’s no time or space to fit fitness into their lifestyle and to fit fitness on the road. True, a truck cab is tight quarters. And...