September 6, 2022

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There are two compelling reasons to make zero-emission, all-electric TRUs (eTRUs) part of your fleet sooner than later: economic and environmental.

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) published a report in July 2022 written by two research analysts, Alex Leslie and Danielle Crownover. The report is about successfully helping people between 18 and 25 into long-term trucking careers.

Profit margins are crucial to running a successful business. In a competitive market when costs are higher than usual, it’s important to keep an eye on them.

This is the first installment of what I hope will be a continuing feature in the
magazine that takes my viewpoint
through an enforcement lens to one of a driver. This edition describes my “journey” in obtaining my Class A CDL. And as I don’t particularly care for the
tagline “journey,” I’ll instead use the term “adventure.”

On June 16, our annual KTA Golf Classic was held at the beautiful Wildwood Country Club in Louisville, Kentucky. We began with registration, mulligan sales, and handing out our tee gift sponsored by Liquid Transport. Thanks to our lunch sponsor, Usher Transport, we began the day with Wildwood’s delicious cheeseburgers, hotdogs, and all the sides in their brand-new bar. Of course, we had plenty of refreshing beverages to wash it down and get our members in the best mindset to make all those birdies.

After a two-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we finally got to the third weekend in May of 2022. This is when one of the KTA’s greatest events — the annual Truck Driving Championships — was held at the Kentucky Motor Speedway in Sparta, KY, with Belterra Resort being the host hotel for the awards banquet.

Ah! “To challenge or not to challenge,” that is the question. In this edition of Truesdell’s Safety Tips, I will discuss “Data Q’s,” some tips or suggestions on how to approach Data Challenges and some things that may not be such a good idea.