Explanations of how the trucking and fleet industries operate and what industry terms and concepts mean. This is a place for new fleet team members to learn about the industry and for veterans to hone their knowledge.
The trucking industry has many abbreviations that can confuse newbies or outsiders. This article explains the most common equipment, operations, and technology abbreviations in...
Four global corporations make and sell 99.9% of all Class 8 over-the-road vehicles in the U.S. But dozens of manufacturers have been part of trucking’s rich North American history...
Transportation management systems are a must-have technology for motor carriers operating multiple vehicles. A TMS acts as a centralized program to coordinate data collection ...
While they both have tires and a steering wheel, electric vehicles and conventional, fuel-powered vehicles are vastly different. Learn about EV basics, like vehicle characteristics...
The trucking industry can be segmented in several ways, including by the type of carrier, type of freight being transported, size of the load, the distance the truck travels, ...