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Using telematics as a driver coaching tool can improve driver performance, boosting fleet fuel economy and reducing idling. It can also improve safety.
https://www.truckinginfo.com/10133141/5-ways-to-coach-truck-drivers-using-telematics
Since fleet drivers spend most of their workdays on the road, they may feel more detached from their companies. Managers can help drivers feel more...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/326468/how-to-keep-drivers-happy
The driver qualifications regulations, which are found in Part 391 of the FMCSA regulations, apply to all interstate drivers and most intrastate drivers...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/152677/do-you-have-a-dq-file
You run a trucking business that uses owner-operators in California. What are your options now that the state has passed legislation that may make it...
https://www.chargedfleet.com/343049/trucking-looks-for-solutions-to-californias-stringent-new-independent-contractor
Testing autonomous trucks is more complex than it seems. The men and women sitting in the left seat of the nation's burgeoning fleet of robotic trucks are...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/10125146/inside-the-cab-of-an-autonomous-truck
Richard Bishop, AI industry analyst and intelligent vehicle applications specialist, spoke with Jim Park about autonomous trucks for an episode of the HDT...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/355042/qa-ai-expert-talks-autonomous-trucks![More Lessons Learned from COVID-19 [Commentary]](https://fleetimages.bobitstudios.com/upload/trucking-info/content/article/2020-10/covid-sign.jpg)
The novel coronavirus and its spread throughout the globe have shined a bright light on the importance of a strong and healthy immune system, as well as on...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/10128908/more-lessons-learned-from-covid-19-commentary
There's much more to preventing tired or drowsy driving than just complying with hours of service. A sleep expert and author offers a few tips on how to...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/10129640/are-your-drivers-getting-enough-sleep
There’s more to complying with the electronic logging device mandate than putting the devices in your trucks. Will your new ELD policies and procedures pass...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/157755/dont-miss-this-critical-step-in-eld-implementation
The face of your company that customers (and often, their customers) see most is not that of the CEO, CFO, or even the fleet manager. It’s that of your...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/153501/how-do-your-drivers-measure-up
How U.S. Xpress is using AI to speed the process of hiring truck drivers -- and to appeal to a more diverse workforce.
https://www.truckinginfo.com/10129905/how-u-s-xpress-is-using-artificial-intelligence-to-recruit-drivers![How Human Touch Could Improve Driver Health [Commentary]](https://fleetimages.bobitstudios.com/upload/trucking-info/content/article/drivers/driverbehindwheel-jim-park.jpg)
Human touch is far more profound and connected to our mental and physical well-being than most of us think or realize.
https://www.truckinginfo.com/341732/how-human-touch-could-improve-driver-health-commentary
The Trump administration's move to halt progress on a proposal that would have required sleep apnea screening for truck drivers and train engineers was met...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/157614/scuttling-of-sleep-apnea-screening-proposal-draws-heated-reactions
More than one-fourth of the drivers at USA Truck Capacity Solutions come from military backgrounds. Four of them are driving special military-themed Kenworths.
https://www.truckinginfo.com/323813/usa-truck-attracts-veterans-with-training-equipment
Truck driver classification should be weighed in light of current waged hour laws, safety regulations and the Affordable Care Act
https://www.truckinginfo.com/156259/reassessing-the-independent-contractor
OSHA wants you to train your workers in Hazard Communication, and wants you to do it by Dec. 1 of this year. The trick? It’s a totally new curriculum....
https://www.truckinginfo.com/153379/dec-1-osha-training-deadline-loomsAn important deadline is just around the corner for CDL drivers and their motor carriers. As of Jan. 30, 2014, all CDL holders must have supplied...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/153366/cdl-med-card-merger-the-deadline-is-near
Richard Bishop, AI industry analyst and intelligent vehicle applications specialist, spoke with Jim Park about autonomous trucks for an episode of the HDT...
https://www.fleetforward.com/355042/qa-ai-expert-talks-autonomous-trucks
The circumstances behind the 2009 crash of a passenger jet illustrate why we should take it slow on the road to autonomous driving.
https://www.truckinginfo.com/156746/taking-it-slow-on-the-road-to-autonomous-trucks
It has been a dozen years since the Best Fleets to Drive For program was launched at the depth of the economic crisis. Here's a look at how far the program...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/341125/how-carriersedge-and-tca-find-the-best-fleets-to-drive-for
Lack of sleep impacts our mood, our ability to focus, and even our motor skills. Worse, it has been tied to multiple health issues. That's why getting...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/329304/commentary-how-truck-drivers-can-sleep-better
Use of THC is forbidden for a regulated driver, no matter the source. As a result, medical and recreational marijuana and some CBD oils, even if legal under...
https://www.automotive-fleet.com/326327/cbd-oils-may-result-in-dot-testing-violation![Help Drivers Spring into Health, Deal with COVID-19 [Commentary]](https://fleetimages.bobitstudios.com/upload/trucking-info/content/article/2020-04/people-shaking-hands-in-latex-gloves.jpg)
With winter behind us and spring in bloom, there’s a great opportunity to make stronger connections with our drivers, helping with retention, as well as...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/356686/help-drivers-spring-into-health-deal-with-covid-19
Canadian truck driver Petko Ganachev has created a 3D printing group that is making face shields and mask straps to help ease shortages across the country...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/355265/truck-driver-creates-3d-printing-group-for-face-shields
The law regarding independent contractors in California has drastically changed over the past year, potentially creating a substantial amount of monetary...
https://www.chargedfleet.com/336980/is-a-truck-driver-an-employee-or-a-contractor
Lisa Kelly was a professional driver before the cameras began to roll on Ice Road Truckers – the reality TV show that brought Alaska’s Dalton Highway into...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/357414/ice-road-truckers-lisa-kelly-talks-trucking-reality-tv
Lease-operator couple Chanté and Chris Drew came down with COVID-19 in March, nine days and more than 1,000 miles from home. Getting back home was just half...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/10118416/sick-with-covid-19-a-trucking-team-shares-their-story
Every year we read about drivers who perish in their trucks during extended road closures where the driver goes off the road or runs into impassable...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/323957/5-ways-truck-drivers-can-prevent-cold-weather-calamity
Many executives fear social media because of the damage an irate poster can inflict. But if handled properly, even bad posts can be a good thing for your...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/335485/avoiding-the-dark-side-of-social-media
For drivers working for a driver service or temporary driver pool, how do they transfer their logs from one carrier to another? The short answer is, they...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/157598/why-the-eld-mandate-is-a-problem-for-temp-drivers
With an industry-wide shortage of new truck drivers, it's tempting to just find and hire CDL holders as fast as they can be found. But one good way to hire...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/326842/drivers-hire-fewer-keep-more
Using telematics as a driver coaching tool can improve driver performance, boosting fleet fuel economy and reducing idling. It can also improve safety.
https://www.businessfleet.com/10133141/5-ways-to-coach-truck-drivers-using-telematics
Driving a truck can be a lonely, stressful job. But no driver has to be completely isolated in the age of social media. Facebook, in particular, can be a...
https://www.businessfleet.com/336027/how-to-use-facebook-to-retain-drivers
There’s more to complying with the electronic logging device mandate than putting the devices in your trucks. Will your new ELD policies and procedures pass...
https://www.worktruckonline.com/157755/dont-miss-this-critical-step-in-eld-implementation
Executives from Hub Group, M&W Logistics, and U.S. Xpress share how their fleets dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, from creating business continuity plans...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/358691/6-covid-19-takeaways-from-fleets
It's not enough for a trucking fleet to simply care about its drivers. There is a lot more that goes into being chosen as a Best Fleet to Drive For. Part...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/344691/inside-the-best-fleets-to-drive-for-competitionSince the new hours-of-service rules went into effect July 1, there have been many questions asked of experts both inside and outside of the Federal Motor...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/153034/answers-to-your-questions-about-the-new-hours-of-service-rules
The reclassification this summer by the American Medical Association of obesity as “a disease state” effectively declared that one-third of all Americans...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/153381/expect-big-impact-on-workers-comp-from-obesity-classification
Testing autonomous trucks is more complex than it seems. The men and women sitting in the left seat of the nation's burgeoning fleet of robotic trucks are...
https://www.fleetforward.com/10125146/inside-the-cab-of-an-autonomous-truck
What happens to a commercial driver who tests positive for marijuana? A DOT-mandated return-to-duty process is the only hope they have of keeping their...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/345858/testing-positive-for-marijuana-one-drivers-story
In an effort to help veterans, ABF Freight’s driver training program eases the transition into civilian life.
https://www.truckinginfo.com/338299/abf-freight-helps-veterans-ease-into-civilian-life
There are many ways to tell a story – through words in books and magazines, pictures, videos, song, and more. With the inaugural issue of the HDT Fact Book,...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/155203/inside-the-numbers-driving-the-heavy-duty-trucking-industrySwift Transportation's new vice president of driver engagement talks about how the truckload giant plans to make sure its drivers are truly its "driving force."
https://www.truckinginfo.com/157486/qa-swifts-new-driver-engagement-vp
The law regarding independent contractors in California has drastically changed over the past year, potentially creating a substantial amount of monetary...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/336980/is-a-truck-driver-an-employee-or-a-contractorWhile the concept of defensive driving has been around for 50 years, in-cab driver training company Instructional Technologies Inc., makers of Pro-Tread,...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/157773/new-defense-system-addresses-defensive-driver-training
Starting January 2020, fleets that employ commercially licensed drivers will be required to use the FMCSA's new Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. What will be...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/340409/7-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-drug-and-alcohol-clearinghouse
You run a trucking business that uses owner-operators in California. What are your options now that the state has passed legislation that may make it...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/343049/trucking-looks-for-solutions-to-californias-stringent-new-independent-contractor
We spoke with Joe DeLorenzo, director of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance, to get an update on how the...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/335328/qa-talking-elds-with-fmcsas-top-compliance-expert
How trucking is looking beyond traditional demographics and filling empty seats with minorities and women.
https://www.truckinginfo.com/344627/how-trucking-is-widening-the-driver-pool
It’s a chilly January morning, but things are heating up around the kitchen table at Mark Murrell and Jane Jazrawy’s Newmarket home, where scoring is...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/350338/judging-tcas-best-fleets-to-drive-for