In a 9-0 decision handed down this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that freight brokers can be sued under state law for negligently hiring unsafe motor carriers. The decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC eliminates a federal preemption shield the broker industry ... Read More »
The EPA has proposed a major change that could bring long-awaited relief to truck fleets, farmers, diesel equipment operators, and anyone else who has ever watched a perfectly capable machine turn into a 5-mph lawn ornament because a DEF system got cranky. The agency announced ... Read More »
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The Dreaded Shoulder Breakdown Call Nothing ruins a peaceful Tuesday morning quite like a panicked call from Interstate eighty. A drive tire blew out at highway speed. Now your driver sits stranded on a dusty shoulder waiting for roadside help. Meanwhile, an emergency road technician ... Read More »
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The Quiet Cash Burn in Your Yard Every new fleet manager quickly obsesses over diesel fuel prices. However, the biggest drain on your cash flow happens while your trucks sit still. Long idling burns roughly one gallon of diesel fuel every single hour. Furthermore, running ... Read More »
The Dreaded Camera Talk Putting safety cameras into your trucks sounds great in board meetings. However, telling veteran drivers about new cab cameras feels like walking into a storm. To many drivers, a dual-facing camera feels like a spy device. Dual-facing cameras record both the ... Read More »
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The Endless Dashboard Deluge Welcome to the busy world of modern fleet management. You probably took this job to run big trucks. Instead, you stare at blinking computer screens all morning. Modern tracking tools monitor speed, hard braking, and engine fault codes. In the industry, ... Read More »
Ask most fleet managers where their numbers live and you’ll get a tour: a telematics portal here, a shop system there, a finance spreadsheet someone updates on Fridays, and a handful of other platforms that each cover one slice of the operation. Every piece holds ... Read More »
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The Dreaded Amber Filter Light Modern diesel emissions equipment will humble any ambitious rookie fleet manager within weeks. In fact, aftertreatment systems cause more surprise shop visits than almost any other truck component. Every modern heavy truck uses a diesel particulate filter, commonly known as ... Read More »
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The High Price of Roadside Rubber Nothing ruins a quiet Tuesday morning like a shredded steer tire on Interstate 80. In fact, tire failures remain a leading cause of unscheduled fleet roadside downtime. You will quickly discover that replacement commercial tires carry shocking price tags. ... Read More »
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The Cab Camera Shockwave Installing inward-facing dashboard cameras will test your diplomacy on day one. In fact, seasoned commercial drivers often view new cab cameras as pure surveillance. You might expect grateful applause for improving fleet safety. Instead, your morning coffee will get cold while ... Read More »
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Most fleets take a preventive approach to maintenance – pulling a truck off the road for scheduled service based on a predetermined number of miles or hours in operation. Unfortunately, when minor problems arise between service intervals, what started as a minor issue can rapidly ... Read More »
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Beat Back Rising Trucking Company Insurance Costs – Implement Best Practices & Next-Gen Technologies
ATRI's 2024 Top Trucking Industry Issues Report cited insurance cost and availability as number four (4) in the list of top ten (10) trucking industry issues overall. Since 2021, ATRI research has documented continuing increases in truck insurance premiums paid by motor carriers. The increase ... Read More »
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