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Many of the biggest issues in the trucking industry are driver-focused. How do we hire more? Keep them longer? Compensate them appropriately for their work? Watch the replay of our LiveOnWeb panel tackling these issues.

When drivers adopt driving habits that increase fuel efficiency, the added benefit is that safety improves.

ROI numbers can come from many sources, so the issue arises of which numbers can be trusted.

Even when investment returns are calculated accurately, there are pitfalls that can keep companies from gaining all of the expected paybacks. One danger is creating ROI numbers based on a full-fleet installation and then deploying the technology to only part of the fleet.

Carriers feel constant pressure to keep up with the latest technology, but choosing when and how to invest precious capital is not easy. There’s no simple tried-and-true formula for calculating the return on investment. One size doesn’t fit all in this industry.

“Focus on the positive” is a theme repeated by people who coach drivers. “We feel strongly that we should have something positive to say every time we speak with a driver,” said Jeff Baer of LinkeDrive.

Technology that incorporates everything from GPS location to ambient air temperature can help drivers maximize fuel efficiency, tech executives said.

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake reported a milestone was reached at the Bowling Green, Kentucky, plant, with the production of more than 1 million foundation brakes over a 12-month period.