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Whether you own a truck or manage a fleet, knowing truck inspection is essential before any drive. Not only does this prevent unwelcome crashes in strange locations, but it also reduces the chances of attracting costly maintenance. If you fail to check and maintain your truck thoroughly, you’re eventually going to pay more for repairs […]

Bendix recently released their Wingman Fusion system. I try to be consistent in my praise for safety systems and/or rules that I believe will actually help increase the safety of our industry’s drivers and of those with whom we share the road. As such, I’m pleased to advocate for this system. The system combines, or “fuses” video-camera,

Volvo Trucks has been one of the big gainers in U.S. trucking market share since the 1980s when they acquired White. Through mergers, partnerships, and/or acquisitions, Volvo now controls Mack Trucks, Renault Trucks, and UD Trucks. But what is really interesting – and, frankly, kind-of fun, is their promotions are so good. I’ve linked one

I once watched a video profile of an NFL broadcaster where he talked about his investment strategy. He didn’t get very in depth, but he provided one interesting gem. He said that whenever he found a stock he liked and had bought, that once that stock made headlines, he sold it. The thinking, he said,

A few years ago the auto industry was fumbling about with electric car technology, wondering why people would want unattractive cars with limited range and little functionality. Then Tesla came along and flipped the industry on its head. Tesla has done with electric vehicle manufacturing what Nikola wants to do in the truck manufacturing world.

I am a big fan of companies that do the right thing even when they don’t have to. Conversely I get annoyed at companies – particularly automakers/truck builders who save pennies at the expense of significant safety or even aesthetic improvements. Friday’s post by Jason Cannon (CCJDigital.com) talks about the advantages of LED headlights and the

“…Of the people, by the people, for the people…” These great words from Pres. Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address have been a foundational hallmark of American government for more than 150 years. But apparently the FMCSA doesn’t think they apply to them. A group of 36 members in the U.S. House have sent a letter to

The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) earned an “A+” rating from the federal government’s Small Business Procurement Scorecard. It was one of only three department to earn such a rating. Surprisingly, to me, this is the seventh consecutive year the department has earned this rating. However, the DOT and its subsidiary department, the Federal

I was in the car sales industry for a few years. And we used to joke that the hiring process basically amounted to a pulse-check…. “Let me see…yep, good pulse, you’re hired.” And unfortunately that seems to be the direction many big trucking companies are going. The industry is becoming such a dog-eat-dog environment and

The Great Divide…in the trucking industry you’ve got the big boys and you’ve got the little guys. The big boys would love to have a larger market share and so they support regulations that are potentially expensive because every little fish that can’t stay ahead of the big fish gets eaten. The little guys, conversely,