Podcast #8: Truck Platooning May Advance Overall Truck Safety and Autonomous...
Guest: Deborah Lockridge, editor in chief of Heavy Duty Trucking magazine Following too closely is a factor in some 25,000 truck crashes annually in the U.S., according to federal numbers. And while...
View ArticlePodcast #9: FMCSA Moving to Make Changes to CSA Truck Safety Program
Guest: Warren Hoemann, former FMCSA deputy administrator, currently a PrePass consultant The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is moving to make reforms with its key truck safety program...
View ArticlePodcast #10 What Truckers Need to Know About Safety Regulations Before...
Guest: Kerri Wirachowsky, director of roadside inspection programs, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. Trucking from the U.S. into Canada is far more complex than just moving a load from...
View ArticlePodcast #11 Blockchain Part 1: What Is It and Why Should I Care?
Guest: Chris Burruss, President of Blockchain in Transport Alliance The business of trucking could be in store for one of the biggest changes in ages. The reason is the sudden and increased interest in...
View ArticlePodcast #12 Blockchain Part 2: What Is the Effect on Trucking?
Guest: Chris Burruss, President of Blockchain in Transport Alliance Just a few years ago hardly anyone had ever heard of the concept of blockchain technology, much less in trucking. These days it is...
View ArticlePodcast #13: Video Event Recorders May be the Next Trucking Game Changer
Guest: Dave Osiecki, President of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting Few would argue that requiring the use of electronic logging devices wasn’t a game changer for the business of trucking. And as...
View ArticlePodcast #14: Legal Expert Details What Trucking Fleets, Drivers Should Do...
Guest: Doug Marcello, trucking defense attorney, Marcello & Kivisto LLC Each year there are more than 450,000 reported truck crashes in the United States, involving the newest of drivers to the...
View ArticlePodcast #15: What to Expect in New Trucking Regulations, Legislation in 2019,...
Guest: David Heller, Vice President of Government Affairs, Truckload Carriers Association While the Trump administration says it is reducing the number of new regulations on business, there will be no...
View ArticlePodcast #16: What to Expect in New Trucking Regulations, Legislation in 2019,...
Guest: David Heller, Vice President of Government Affairs, Truckload Carriers Association In the second part of this two-part series on "Eyes on the Road, presented by PrePass, David Heller, vice...
View ArticlePodcast #17: Trucking Myth Busters, Debunking Misconceptions
Guest: Warren Hoemann, former FMCSA deputy administrator If a trucker drives more than their allowable hours, can an electronic logging device be used to alert law enforcement to hand out a citation?...
View ArticlePodcast #18: How Active Steering is Changing Trucking
Guest: Jim Park, Freelance Trucking Journalist and Former Truck Driver The last time truck steering systems saw a big change was back in the 1980s as hydraulic power steering replaced manual steering...
View ArticlePodcast #19: Wellness Program Improves Trucking Fleet’s Safety and Drivers’...
In the episode of “Eyes on the Road," host Evan Lockridge talks with Sergio Rojas, director of wellness at Hirschbach Motor Lines. They discuss how having a driver wellness program has paid dividends...
View ArticlePodcast #20: Transponders Versus Mobile Apps – Which is Better for Weigh...
There are two different types of systems you can choose from when it comes to truck weigh station bypass technologies. One uses a transponder. The other is an app on either a mobile device or an on...
View ArticlePodcast #21: Calls to Increase Highway Funding Grow. Will Congress Finally...
There is little debate more money is needed to improve America’s road and bridges. This time, however, there appears to be more unity when it comes to increasing roadway funding, but could it cost you...
View ArticlePodcast #22: How to Survive and Pass Roadcheck and Other Roadside Truck...
Listen to this latest episode of the “Eyes on The Road” podcast, presented by PrePass, as host Evan Lockridge discusses the keys to passing roadside truck inspections.
View ArticlePodcast #23: 7 Things You Need to Know About the Upcoming AOBRD Deadline
The deadline for those using automatic on-board recording devices to switch to ELDs is near the end of the year. But if you wait too close to the deadline to comply, you may find yourself unable to drive.
View ArticlePodcast #24: Thinking of Becoming an Owner-Operator Trucker? Get the Keys to...
Listen to this “Eyes on the Road” podcast, presented by PrePass, as host Evan Lockridge talks with Lewie Pugh, executive vice-president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.
View ArticlePodcast #25: Different Forces May Reshape Long-Haul Trucking into More...
Host Evan Lockridge talks with Rick Mihelic, director of future technologies studies at NACFE. They discuss how increased regional trucking could lead to better driver retention, more alternative fuel...
View ArticlePodcast #26: What Drivers and Fleets Need to Know About Safely Trucking...
A truck crash along a mountainous portion of I-70 in Colorado earlier this year, killing four people and injuring at least six, has highlighted the dangers of driving along steep grades. Host Evan...
View ArticlePodcast #27: Talk About Autonomous Trucking Takes a Break
A future in which many were predicting driverless trucks would be taking over the highways in about a decade seems to have taken a time-out. Here's why.
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