Investing in public transportation would significantly reduce casualties due to accidents and also cut down carbon emissions, especially in urban spaces.
Australia’s National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has warned that grot and grime can obscure damage to parts during visual inspections; fatigue fractured leaf springs caused the death of truck driver Stephen Ross Brown.
Driver detention has been causing headaches and lost wages for years, but the ELD mandate has shone a spotlight on the issue like never before. For the first time, carriers have the data to back up what they have always known.
A former NTSB executive tells FreightWaves that “perishable information” critical to freight accident investigations is at risk of disappearing.
The advent of modern communications technology such as, obviously, the mobile phone, has created a new, yet poorly understood and under-researched, form of driver distraction. Australian road authorities are calling for research and are updating their road rules.
There’s been a significant increase in commercial motor fatalities over the past couple years. We look at some of the causes.
Because of the now record-breaking partial government shutdown, the U.S. aviation industry is beginning to feel the consequences of lapsed federal funding.
Fleets are increasingly turning to video to help exonerate drivers of wrongdoing and finding that a side benefit is the coaching opportunity video provides to improve risky driving behaviors.
Downhill driving presents particular safety risks to truck driving. Australian law requires truckers to shift to a lower gear and not use the primary brake for the descent. National telematics body Transport Certification Australia has launched a new app that records the details of the descent for the purposes of improving safety and creating an audit trail. (Photo: Shutterstock).
The roads are getting slick out there! Here’s a reminder of what to look out for.
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After a series of high-profile scandals involving the dumping of asbestos-containing waste on Sydney streets, the local authorities have welcomed a series of guilty pleas and court-imposed jail time on offenders. Meanwhile, the authorities have increased the value of fines and lengthened jail sentences for transport-related asbestos crimes.
Bison Transport operates twin 53-foot trailers in Canada, and generally has lower rates of incidents than with single trailers.
Some roads are a little more treacherous than others. When it comes to trucking accidents, these nine roads are at the top.
FreightWaves adds a real time news widget with twitter feeds and up to the minute financial and transportation new reporting.
In partnership with Reliance Partners …This week we offer specific ways to focus on air systems, electric and controls, and wheel ends.
FreightWaves adds commercial vehicle accident injuries and fatalities in SONAR as well as adds regions to the TRI.
As any driver knows, parking is at a premium at truck stops, even during the middle of the day. A new survey is being conducted to get an update on the current parking situation.
Spireon hosted a webinar in collaboration with FreightWaves earlier this week to explore the importance of building a fleet safety culture and how to do it the right way.
The webinar is planned for 2 p.m. EST or 11 a.m. PST on Thursday, Nov. 15.
