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Michael Freeze

Features Editor

Michael Freeze is a seasoned journalist with a passion for exploring the dynamic intersection of transportation and technology. As the features editor, Michael brings a deep understanding of the trends shaping the industry.


Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

Verifying Safety of Rear Impact Guards Can Be Complicated

When a jury issued a $462 million judgment against Wabash National Corp. last fall, many fleet maintenance managers were concerned.

February 7, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Many Paths Can Lead to Fulfilling Truck Technician Career

Many highly skilled truck technicians have forged their own pathway to a successful career. Michael Freeze details the journeys some have taken to ascend in the profession.

February 7, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Chris Purcell Wins Grand Champion Title at Rush Skills Rodeo

SAN ANTONIO — For the second time, Chris Purcell was named Grand Champion at the Rush Enterprises Tech Skills Rodeo. He also captured the annual competition’s top prize in 2021.

December 20, 2024
Business, Technology

Toll Management Proves Helpful to Curb Mounting Fees

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tolls are a reality for many carriers, and handling the mounting fees associated with traveling through several regions of the country has become a cumbersome challenge.

October 15, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

RNG Seen as Near-Term Answer to Trucking’s Emission Hurdles

At MCE 2024, a panel of industry experts convened to explore how renewable natural gas might revolutionize fleet emissions, and what it will take to get there.

October 14, 2024
Business, Technology

Doug Nickles Repeats as TMCSuperTech Grand Champion

RALEIGH, N.C. — FedEx Freight’s Doug Nickles repeated as TMCSuperTech grand champion at American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council Fall Meeting on Sept. 17.

September 18, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Tradeshows

TMC Heads Back to Raleigh With Revamped Competitions

The event, scheduled for Sept. 15-19, will take place in Raleigh, N.C., a city that’s hosted a number of TMC gatherings in the past — most recently in 2019.

September 5, 2024
Business, Equipment

Navigating Rising Trucking Costs

As known too well, there has been nowhere for trucking companies to hide from the rising costs of everything from maintenance to insurance.

August 9, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics

Let’s Get Optimistic About Logistics

A theme has emerged in the logistics industry. It’s optimism. And this type of optimism is contagious.

July 12, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel

Hexagon Agility and Brudeli Green Mobility to Deliver NZEVs

LAS VEGAS — Hexagon Agility and Brudeli announced a collaboration and unveiled the Brudeli Powerhybrid, the first near-zero-emission vehicle that complies with California’s ACT and ACF rules.

July 12, 2024