Trucking today: Trailer manufacturing, English requirements, emissions regs
On this week's episode of The Fleet Lead, five editors from major trucking industry brands discuss a new trailer manufacturing facility, for-hire trucking's overcapacity problem, the foreign driver crackdown, emissions regulations, and more.
This episode is The Fleet Lead's first roundtable, bringing together several of EndeavorB2B's commercial vehicle editors. In this episode you'll hear:
- 2:30 Bulk Transporter Editor Jason McDaniel discusses G&D Trucking’s employee apprciation event and STE's new tank trailer manufacturing facility.
- 12:20 FleetOwnerEditor-in-Chief Josh Fisher talks about the depressed truck market and recent claims that banks are allowing missed truck loan payments.
- 18:50 Kevin Jones, Trailer|Body Builders editor and Commercial Vehicle Group content director, and editor Jeremy Wolfe discuss the English proficiency rules taking effect in trucking.
- 22:45 Fleet Maintenance Editor-in-Chief John Hitch recapped the latest in emissions regulations and the Trump Administration’s messy battle with California Air Resources Board.
Listen to the interview on this week's episode of The Fleet Lead podcast below or search for The Fleet Lead on your favorite podcast app.
About the Author
Josh Fisher
Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief Josh Fisher has been with FleetOwner since 2017. He covers everything from modern fleet management to operational efficiency, artificial intelligence, autonomous trucking, alternative fuels and powertrains, regulations, and emerging transportation technology. Based in Maryland, he writes the Lane Shift Ahead column about the changing North American transportation landscape.
Jason McDaniel
Jason McDaniel, based in the Houston TX area, has nearly 20 years of experience as a journalist. He spent 15 writing and editing for daily newspapers, including the Houston Chronicle, and began covering the commercial vehicle industry in 2018. He was named editor of Bulk Transporter and Refrigerated Transporter magazines in July 2020.
Jeremy Wolfe
Editor
Editor Jeremy Wolfe joined the FleetOwner team in February 2024. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with majors in English and Philosophy. He previously served as Editor for Endeavor Business Media's Water Group publications.
Kevin Jones
Editor
Kevin has served as editor-in-chief of Trailer/Body Builders magazine since 2017—just the third editor in the magazine’s 60 years. He is also editorial director for Endeavor Business Media’s Commercial Vehicle group, which includes FleetOwner, Bulk Transporter, Refrigerated Transporter, American Trucker, and Fleet Maintenance magazines and websites.
Working from Beaufort, S.C., Kevin has covered trucking and manufacturing for nearly 20 years. His writing and commentary about the trucking industry and, previously, business and government, has been recognized with numerous state, regional, and national journalism awards.
John Hitch
Editor
John Hitch is the editor-in-chief of Fleet Maintenance, providing maintenance management and technicians with the the latest information on the tools and strategies to keep their fleets' commercial vehicles moving. He is based out of Cleveland, Ohio, and was previously senior editor for FleetOwner. He previously wrote about manufacturing and advanced technology for IndustryWeek and New Equipment Digest.