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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If you've been in fleet management or trucking long enough, you've developed a healthy skepticism about federal deadlines. The automatic emergency braking (AEB) mandate for heavy trucks has been "coming soon" for so long that some of us have started treating it like that friend ... Read More »
Remember when a dashcam was just a camera? It sat on the windshield, recorded video, and occasionally exonerated your driver when a sedan decided to brake-check a 40-ton vehicle. Simpler times. In 2026, calling these devices "dashcams" is like calling your smartphone a "telephone." The ... Read More »
Navigating the Volatile June 2026 Trailer Landscape Navigating a volatile fleet landscape in mid-2026 requires continuous vigilance over supply chain shifts. Consequently, trailer procurement strategies are facing a dual threat from regulatory trade policies and sudden safety recalls. Specifically, new anti-dumping investigations and manufacturing defects ... Read More »
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Tackling the Costly DEF Inducement Crisis Maximizing asset availability remains a core goal for modern transportation operations. Consequently, major commercial truck manufacturers are deploying aggressive technology upgrades to alleviate maintenance bottlenecks. Specifically, new software updates from industry leaders in June 2026 are targeting costly diagnostic ... Read More »
Nobody hands you a fleet budget manual on your first day. You get a spreadsheet, a stack of invoices, and a login to some software you have never seen before. Then someone asks how much your fleet costs per mile, and you realize you are ... Read More »
Fuel is the expense that never stays still. Prices rise and fall, driving conditions change, and every driver handles the throttle differently. As a new fleet manager, you cannot control the price at the pump. However, you can absolutely control how efficiently your fleet uses ... Read More »
Trucks get all the attention. ELDs, dashcams, telematics — every device on your tractor tells you exactly what that driver is doing and where that truck is going. Yet when the driver unhooks the trailer and heads home, your visibility often disappears completely. That gap ... Read More »
Every fleet has that one toolbox drawer. The one with a flashlight that doesn't work, a fistful of fuses for a truck you sold in 2019, and an instruction manual nobody has opened since the Clinton administration. Turns out the federal government had one too ... 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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