Three years after winning an exemption to use cameras instead of ungainly outside mirrors on semi-trucks, Stoneridge Inc. is winning over fleets.
Bipartisan legislation would limit truck speeds to no more than 70 mph.
In this week’s episode of the Taking The Hire Road podcast, Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, and Brad Vaughn, VP of recruitment for Maverick Transportation, discuss more modern and unconventional ways to successfully attract drivers.
Roehl Transport sees plaintiff attorneys “having a field day” with the current proposal.
Werner seeing 10 times greater rate of positive tests using hair versus urinalysis.
Database of test results seen as rate booster while unseated trucks pose risk to operations.
Camera monitoring systems could eventually replace bulky exterior mirrors on Class 8 trucks. Stoneridge Inc. and Robert Bosch are the only two suppliers deep into the safety and fuel-saving technology so far.
Idle-reduction technology is still not being used by all fleets, despite laws and clear benefits of such systems.
Truck drivers in Maverick Transportation’s refrigerated division said they received messages late Thursday, May 23, stating the company is selling its temperature-controlled business to KLLM Transport Services.
Speed limiter regulations sat idling under Bush and Obama, so truck safety groups now look to Congress – and Trump – to put it in gear.
