Western Express talks safety at Enterprise Fleet Summit

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Navigating an ever-changing safety landscape DETAILS: Daniel Patterson, director of safety at truckload carrier Western Express, discusses the ways his company is addressing safety challenges in trucking. KEY QUOTES FROM PATTERSON: On tailored orientation programs: “The driver that’s been to…

Women in Trucking focuses on mentorship, inclusive workplaces

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How fleets can attract and retain more women in a male-dominated industry DETAILS: In this interview, Jennifer Hedrick, president and CEO of the Women in Trucking Association, covers the current state of women in the trucking industry, challenges they face…

Inside look at the FMCSA drug and alcohol clearinghouse

PCF Transportation Practice Leader, Tim Good, is joined by Erika Wilson, Producer at Good’s Insurance, a PCF company, to discuss the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, a critical piece of the transportation and trucking industry that is often misunderstood. Learn how drivers and trucking companies can stay compliant, avoid fines, and ensure they’re being safe…

What Cybertruck is teaching a sustainability director about electrifying fleets | WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

On Episode 736 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is coming to you live from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit.  Covenant’s Matt McLelland stops by the studio to share impressions of his new Cybertruck and to let us know what it is teaching him about electrifying fleets. Estes and Optym partnered on LTL optimization and solutions for…

Election-year politics could slam brakes on trucking regulations

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Regulations affecting large fleets DETAILS: Scopelitis Transportation Consulting Co-Director P. Sean Garney surveys the regulatory landscape and what large fleets can expect in the year ahead. KEY QUOTES FROM P. Sean Garney: “The results of the election could really impact…