Quality Custom Distribution is adding 45 Volvo VNR Electric trucks and a solar-powered microgrid to its southern California operations, headed up by HDT...

John Paape has overseen the digital transformation of Roehl Transport. The 2024 Truck Fleet Innovator had a tech background and had never worked in...

If you’re doing things the way they’ve always been done, it’s time to ask if there’s a better way. That’s the attitude that has led HDT’s 2024 Truck Fleet...

Is artificial intelligence the next big leap in truck driver recruiting and retention? Communicating with drivers has come a long way since the days of pay...

Should the way motor carrier safety fitness determinations are made be updated? The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is continuing to gather...

Transfix is the latest digital freight-matching company to be felled by the freight recession.

HDT’s editors have chosen five fleet executives who are leading the industry in areas including artificial intelligence, zero-emission vehicles, information...

Heavy-duty truck batteries are often overlooked — until a driver goes to crank up the truck and it won’t start. In an age where nearly every system on a...

The National Transportation Institute's Leah Shaver challenges some conventional thinking about women in trucking, from behind the wheel to the board room,...

The federal government has kicked off the formal rulemaking process to consider moving marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug under the...

Renewable diesel is appealing to trucking fleets as a way to reduce their carbon footprint as the industry enters a “period of peak complexity at this early...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is accepting applications from motor carriers for a newly revised version of its apprenticeship pilot...

A trucking fleet’s Scope 1 emissions are part of a shipper’s Scope 3 emissions.

If you're a trucking fleet and your customers haven't asked you yet for information about sustainability and ESG, now's a great time to start preparing...

The overall economy is performing better than many people think, but overcapacity in the trucking industry is still keeping freight rates from rising,...

How a change in in-cab technology is saving Arka Express truck drivers time, reducing stress, and improving safety.

Trucking is still suffering from the overcapacity hangover that developed in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic boom, but some major truckload fleets are...

The federal government is proposing to re-classify marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, according to anonymous sources cited by the Associated Press. But...

Nikola’s Hyla Energy division is using modular hydrogen refueling stations to help bridge the chicken-and-egg gap between supply and demand for...

A visit to California, where "weed" is legal, and recent FDA recommendations regarding how the DEA classifies marijuana, had HDT Editor and Associate...

A common misconception about driver vehicle inspection reports for truckers and other commercial drivers is that one is required at every pre-trip inspection.

Does California have the legal authority to enact more stringent greenhouse gas emissions regulations than the federal government? A recent ruling by an...

Are your drivers' pre-trip and post-trip truck inspections "pencil-whipped," or are they truly improving your fleet's safety and compliance? Learn how to...

A truck driver who killed two people and injured dozens in a fatal head-on crash with a school bus has been arrested and charged with criminally negligent...

With more attention being paid to Scope 3 emissions, may need to take a more proactive approach and a deeper dive into your company’s operations to attract...

A California federal judge on March 15 rejected trucking’s latest legal challenge to block the state’s enforcement of its Assembly Bill 5 law that severely...

Three trucking companies have filed a $5 million racketeering lawsuit against a Memphis, Tennessee, towing company after months of trying to address its...

There are opportunities in big-and-bulky and white-glove delivery — but also challenges.

The federal government unveiled a strategy designed to guide the deployment of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicle charging and hydrogen fueling...

Artificial intelligence can make supply chains more efficient. And efficiency is an important thing — but it is not everything, writes HDT's Deborah Lockridge.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has removed five electronic logging devices from its list of registered ELDs — two of which were previously...

The Department of Energy’s SuperTruck program is resulting in technologies that will not only improve the efficiency of diesel engines, but also will help...

Heavy Duty Trucking honors 20 new or significantly improved products announced in 2023 for their innovation, ability to address an industry issue, and...

NFI officially unveiled its new electric charging depot in Ontario, California, where 50 Class 8 battery-electric drayage trucks are based.

Did you know your driver manuals and safety policies could be used against you? Find out how plaintiffs’ attorneys use the ‘Rules of the Road.’

DDA Transport recognized the importance of reducing its carbon footprint, but it needed a solution that wouldn’t burden the company with infrastructure...

After buying the technology of failed digital-freight startup Convoy last November, Flexport has resurrected Convoy's tech with the launch of the Convoy...

Driver log falsifications rank as one of the most common driver-related violations discovered in roadside inspections and during motor carrier safety...

The legal battle between two tech competitors heats up as Motive countersues Samsara alleging theft of product ideas and technology for smart dashcams,...

Trevor Milton, the disgraced founder of zero-emission truck maker Nikola Corp., apparently is trying to regain influence at the company by backing board...

While major truck and engine makers all say they have ambitious goals to help the global heavy-duty transport industry reach zero emissions, it appears that...

If you think the way your dad or granddad did things when they owned the company is still just fine, you may be setting up your trucking company for failure.

Roadrunner’s new international service and other network expansion mark its most extensive new market openings in five years, according to the company,...

Truck driver log falsification violations can lead to out-of-service orders, fines, bad federal safety scores, failed DOT audits, civil penalties, even...

Autonomous-truck-tech company TuSimple is in the process of shutting down its U.S. business and pulling back to its China operations, but a shareholder...

As the U.S. economy stuttered along in 2023 toward a hoped-for “soft landing,” trucking struggled. But many economic and trucking industry analysts believe...

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Robin Hutcheson is leaving the agency after three years, following the departure earlier this...

What trucking can expect this year in federal rulemakings in areas such as mandatory truck speed limiters, mandatory automatic emergency braking, changes in...

Is that driver an employee or an owner-operator? Complex new rules from the U.S. Department of Labor set out a multi-factor approach to determining when a...

FMCSA Deputy Administrator Earl Adams Jr. has left the agency less than a year after being sworn in, going back to the private sector in transportation law...