road safety
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News
DOT ends century-old restriction on highway construction
Change could reduce congestion caused by accidents and inferior road design.
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Asia-Pacific
Down Under Trucking: Rise in truck-death toll; engine tampering; pooper-scooper salvage; trucking standards vs human needs
Carnage on Australia’s roads continues as yet more truckers, passengers and vehicle drivers die. Meth-consuming, engine-tampering trucker caught. Pooper-scooper set up to salvage stink-truck. Drivers…
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Canada
Trucker’s dash-cam video gets driver fired
Canadian Larry Ash welcomes carrier’s dismissal of fellow trucker he recorded making a dangerous pass in British Columbia.
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New Tech
On the road again – three ways data is enabling smarter transportation management
Learn how existing and future technologies will continue the evolution of supply chains, transportation and warehousing.
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FreightWaves Infographics
Risky Roads: Texas
Top Five Riskiest half square-mile road stretches of 2018 in Texas, based on Lytx’s proprietary risk score system.
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FreightWaves Infographics
Risky Roads: California
Top Five Riskiest half square-mile road stretches of 2018 in California, based on Lytx’s proprietary risk score system.
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Driver issues
Research reveals mixed ELD safety effects
ELD’s were supposed to make headway into reducing crashes, but that may not be the case so far, according to academic research from supply chain…
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Equipment
Truck safety groups push Congress for speed limiter mandate
Speed limiter regulations sat idling under Bush and Obama, so truck safety groups now look to Congress - and Trump - to put it in…
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Asia-Pacific
Governing the road safety governors – Australian reform underway
A high-level review of road safety governance has begun in Australia.A lack of road safety carries a terrible toll in lives and injuries in Australia
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Insurance & Risk Management
Winter is coming: 12 tips for your air, electric, and wheel system survival
In partnership with Reliance Partners ...This week we offer specific ways to focus on air systems, electric and controls, and wheel ends.
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