It’s no secret that driver churn is one of the biggest challenges facing the trucking industry. With demand remaining high, qualified drivers always have the opportunity to seek greener pastures — some fleets report annual turnover rates as high as 90%. More than just a scheduling headache, the constant fluctuation can be costly.

Today's artificial intelligence boasts capabilities such as predictive maintenance and automated reminders that offer fleets greater efficiency without feeling as invasive as other operations. However, no AI is perfect, and decisions often still require manual overview to finalize important actions.

In this special extended conversation with Evan Shelley, co-founder and CEO of Truck Parking Club, RoadSigns host Seth Clevenger focuses more deeply on the proposed measures that could help increase nationwide truck parking and improve highway safety and pushes Shelley to talk about what this means for communicating his big idea. 

On an extended cut of the RoadSigns Podcast episode 105, TT’s Michael Freeze spoke with Obermeyer about some of the major challenges facing the trucking industry, his experience as TMC chair, and his hopes for the future of TMC. Download the full story. 

Transport Topics now offers a daily news briefing available each weekday morning via smart speaker devices, such as Amazon Echo and Google Home.

Transport Topics has added a national radio show to the SiriusXM weekly lineup on the Road Dog Trucking channel. Listen live on Saturdays from 1-3 p.m. EDT, or catch the rebroadcast Sundays from noon-2 p.m. EDT.

The 15-point “Safety Assessment” lays out what technology developers will have to follow in order to meet federal guidelines, Bendix’s Fred Andersky explains.

A comprehensive look at platooning – its benefits, challenges and unanswered questions. Includes demo videos of platooning in action.

TT’s Seth Clevenger gives a primer on who the players are on the autonomous field, from automotive and trucking manufacturers to the suppliers.

Bendix’s Fred Andersky reviews what he calls the “5 I’s of Active Safety and Future Autonomy,” which are important to development of any system.