ConMet Readying Zero-Emission Trailer
CLEVELAND — ConMet eMobility debuted a trailer refrigeration system powered by electric wheel hubs to create what the company calls a “zero-emission trailer.”
September 12, 2021The Search for Drivers and the Fight to Keep Them
Although career opportunities in trucking are abundant, the driver shortage has been a thorn in the industry’s side for years, and it has only become more severe as freight demand has surged amid the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 20, 2021Introducing Calibrate, Our New Publication
The trucking industry is in a constant cycle of change, but it’s not so much a change as it is a calibration, an adjustment. So too it is in publishing. The Transport Topics quarterly Equipment & Maintenance Update is now Calibrate.
July 23, 2021Arriving at a New Standard
Whether you're talking athletics or automotive technology, setting the bar higher is the name of the game.
April 23, 2021Trucking Is the Line Between Other Industries
Michael Freeze reflects on a recent podcast conversation about the trucking industry and logistics.
January 29, 2021Fleets Make Strides Toward Diversifying Workforce, Panelists Say
Identifying diversity and helping it grow throughout the trucking industry was the main focus in an Oct. 26 virtual panel discussion during American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 27, 2020Three Concerns for Trucking’s Workforce Development
RoadSigns produced a special series of podcasts on workforce development in which Transport Topics explored various ways to obtain and strengthen the talents and attributes of employees. Here are some of the issues the leaders of the industry discussed with us.
October 27, 2020Confronting COVID-19 in Workplace a Tall Task for Fleets
It takes a robust yet flexible plan from trucking companies to effectively build processes and procedures to curb the risks and spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.
October 23, 2020Fleets Target Driver Retention, Safety Culture
Improving driver engagement and overall safety were on the minds of industry leaders during American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 20.
October 21, 2020Telematics Strengthens Communication Between Delivery Driver and Dispatch
Last-mile delivery for any fleet operation — big or small — is only as efficient as the communication between the driver and dispatch.
October 9, 2020