HDT Talks Trucking

Go behind the scenes with the industry’s most seasoned trucking reporters. Heavy Duty Trucking’s editorial team uses decades of experience to bring you expert insights and interview industry professio... more

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May 26, 2022Battery-Electric Isn't the Only Pathway to Zero-Emissions Trucks
Battery electric is currently the dominant alternative to diesel discussed as the way to a zero-emissions future, but it’s not the only option. Jim Park and John Zelasko, chief sales officer at FEV North America, explore the various powertrain technologies likely to power tomorrow's fleets.
🎙 In this episode:
About FEV and its stake in the commercial vehicle market

EV adoption rates on the heavy duty side of the trucking industry

Level of interest among prospective buyers of battery-electric trucks

Market fit for alternative-fuel solutions

New engines or conversions for alternative fuels

How to keep diesel engines around a little longer
This episode is sponsored by Clarience Technologies.
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31min
May 12, 2022Using Data in Setting Fleet Sustainability Goals
Trucking fleets face more and more pressures to create strong sustainability goals. But how do you figure out the right goals for your operations?
This episode is sponsored by, and produced in partnership, with Geotab.
Steve White, Geotab’s business development manager, heavy truck, talks to HDT’s Deborah Lockridge about how fleets can use telematics and data to find out where they are on their sustainability journey, where they want to go, and measure their progress in getting there.
🎙 In this episode:
Sustainability goals aren’t just for big fleets

Using telematics and data to assess opportunities

Measuring progress

Potential pitfalls in setting sustainability goals

and more!

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May 10, 2022Behind the News: A New Type of Engine?
Get insights behind the top trucking news from April 2022 with HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge, Managing Editor Vesna Brajkovic and Equipment Editor Jim Park on this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.

This episode is sponsored by Clarience Technologies. Learn more about here.

🎙 Today's topics include:
Achates Power developing an opposed-piston diesel engine that meets CARB's 2027 emissions regulations

Walmart's driver pay raises and private fleet development program

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⏱ Timestamps ⏱
0:00 Introduction
1:08 Walmart Deploys Near-Zero Opposed-Piston Diesel Engine
1:50 What Is an Opposed-Piston Diesel Engine?
6:25 Walmart Launches Private Fleet Development Program
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12min
April 29, 2022 The Diesel Engine at 125 Years: Still Going Strong and Getting Even Cleaner
The first functional diesel engine was tested in 1897, making the “heat engine” 125 years old this year. Will the diesel see 150 years of service? Allen Schaeffer, the executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum joined HDT’s Jim Park on Rudolph Diesel’s 164th birthday with a tribute to the engine’s inventor and look forward at its future.
🏫 Resources
Diesel Technology Forum
DTF: Nearer to Zero - The Big Picture on EPA’s Latest Proposed Emissions Regs
Rudolph Diesel’s Enduring Invention
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26min
April 12, 2022Top Trucking News Stories of March 2022
Get updates and insights on the top trucking news from March 2022 with HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge and Managing Editor Vesna Brajkovic on this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.
This episode is sponsored by:
Circle K Pro
Learn more about the Circle K Fleet Card.
Clarience Technologies
Learn more about Clarience Technologies.
🎙 Today's topics include:
Reinstated Independent Contractor Definition

Navistar’s New San Antonio Plant

Fuel Prices

And more
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⏱ Timestamps
0:00 Introduction

0:51 Reinstating the Independent Contractor Definition

4:22 Navistar’s Opens New San Antonio Plant

5:56 EPA Proposed Emissions Rules Would Cut NOx 60%

8:50 Diesel Fuel Prices Raise, and then Dip

11:02 Supply Chain Uncertainty Leads OEMs to Carefully Control Class 8 Orders
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13min
March 30, 2022 Get Ready for Wireless Electronic Truck Inspections
Wireless electronic truck inspections could revolutionize the harvesting of data from commercial vehicles. Inspections will be faster and more comprehensive, allowing far more inspections to be conducted every day. But there’s infrastructure to consider, and cost, and fleet sensitivity to sharing proprietary data. On this episode of HDT Leadership Insights, Steve Vaughn of PrePass explains how these inspections would be carried out, and the implications for industry.
🏫 Resources
Pre-Pass
CVSA Adds New Level VIII Electronic Inspection
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26min
March 28, 2022Smart Fuel-Buying Tips for Fleets
This episode is sponsored by Circle K. Learn more about the Circle K Fleet Card.

With diesel prices at or near record highs, HDT Talks Trucking shares tips from fuel-buying expert Glen Sokolis about how fleets can save money beyond better fuel mileage.

Glen Sokolis is CEO of Sokolis Group, a company he founded nearly 20 years ago to help fleets save money on fuel. Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge talks to Glen about why oil and fuel prices have spiked and what fleets can do about it short- and long-term.

🏫 Resources
What Can Your Fleet Fuel Invoices Tell You About Saving Money on Fuel?

Top 5 Mobile Fueling FAQs

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11min
March 17, 2022 Standardizing Emerging TRU Technologies
The electrification of transport refrigeration equipment is evolving but charging and power sharing must be standardized before adoption occurs at scale. Host Jim Park and Matt Srnec, Thermo King’s lead electrical system engineer discuss the benefits and barriers to standardizing electric TRU technology. Fleets looking toward investing in electric TRUs and e-PTO will gain much from Matt’s insight.
This episode of HDT Leadership Insights is sponsored by and produced in partnership with Thermo King.
🏫 Resources
Download Thermo King's TRU Electrification position paper
Thermo King's Electrification landing page
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34min
March 15, 2022Top Trucking News Stories of February 2022
Get updates and insights on the top trucking news from February 2022 with HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge and Managing Editor Vesna Brajkovic on this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.
This episode is sponsored by Circle K Pro. Learn more about the Circle K Fleet Card.
🎙 Today's topics include:
Cummins and the Road to Zero Emissions

How Will Russia-Ukraine Conflict Affect You?

CVSA's Inspection Blitz

And more
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10min
February 23, 2022Are ELDs Responsible for Higher Crash Rates and More Risky Driving?
A study published late in 2021 by the Supply Chain Management Research Center at the University of Arkansas is casting doubt on the safety benefits of ELDs. Researchers found that crash rates and incidents of unsafe driving among small fleets and owner-operators increased relative to large fleets following ELD implementation in December 2017. On this episode of HDT Talks Trucking, one of the study’s coauthors, Andrew Balthrop of the Sam M. Walton College of Business, explains his findings.
This episode is sponsored by Circle K. Learn more about the Circle K Fleet Card.
🏫 Resources
(PDF) Did the Electronic Logging Device Mandate Reduce Accidents? - ResearchGate
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21min

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