road safety
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Infographics
Daily Infographic: Increase in Dangerous Driving
The results of the 2021 Travelers Risk Index on distracted driving has shown an increase, while the National Safety Council reports the highest percentage increase…
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Last Mile
GSCW chat recap: Biden blueprint for last-mile delivery
Together for Safer Roads President David Braunstein discusses the potential Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan holds for safer freight movement.
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Trucking Regulation
Minnesota asks for CDL skills testing relief
Minnesota wants to combine the vehicle control skills and on-road driving parts of CDL test requirements.
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Trucking Regulation
DOT ends century-old restriction on highway construction
Change could reduce congestion caused by accidents and inferior road design.
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News
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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