OOIDA to Congress: Suspend HVUT for One Year

OOIDA to Congress: Suspend HVUT for One Year

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is asking Congress to provide needed economic relief to struggling small-business truckers by suspending the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax for one year as part of the next COVID-19 response package. OOIDA sent a...
3 Fleets Share Fuel-Saving Strategies

3 Fleets Share Fuel-Saving Strategies

J.B. Hunt saw fuel economy increase by 14% between 2007 and 2019. Photo: Deborah Lockridge Sustainability and fuel savings strategies vary greatly depending on each fleet’s operations and applications. Some motor carriers may even need to adopt multiple strategies and...
Are We Near the End of the ICE – Internal Combustion Engine Age?

Are We Near the End of the ICE – Internal Combustion Engine Age?

The internal combustion engine powered by gasoline and diesel – isn’t vanishing anytime real soon, despite its demise becoming a regular feature in the popular media. Images courtesy Diesel Technology Forum If you dare, flash back to 1990 when rapper “Vanilla Ice” hit...