Truck drivers involved in certain behaviors are more likely to have a future crash, ATRI research has concluded.
A letter from two U.S. Senators has spurred CVSA to begin looking at its role in enforcing a rule on truck underrides.
Leaders from several different safety advocacy groups came together to ask the U.S. Senate to add safeguards to the AV START Act (S. 1885), a bill that addresses autonomous vehicles.
The driver pulling frac sand had drugs in his system and had numerous moving violations. That ultimately is what appears to have led to such an enormous penalty.
Daimler Trucks North America is recalling 18,105 2018-2019 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles for a brake caliper mounting bolt issue, the company informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The statistics on 2018’s spot brake check day on trucks and buses are remarkably similar to what was found in 2017.
Following the publication of a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report last June that recommended changes to the way the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) records and displays SMS data, the agency has decided to scrap proposed changes.
The causes cited for trucks hitting overpasses near New York are many: GPS instructions, not enough signs, driver unfamiliarity with the limited roads.
A USDOT 3-year pilot program would allow drivers under the age of 21 and holding a military CDL to drive interstate commerce when sponsored by a participating trucking company.
Cashflow Corner presented by TriumphPay …Market conditions might make the timing right for truckers set a more fuel-efficient vehicle speed.
Efforts are being made to exempt livestock and certain agricultural haulers from ELD and hour-of-service rules, but a trucking group and safety advocacy organization are fighting back.
As demonstrated by recent collisions involving autonomous vehicles, drivers must remain vigilant and ready to take control of the vehicle at any moment. “Driver readiness” is paramount to successfully operating an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle,
On June 7th, the highest odds for a truck being in a collision will occur between 4 pm and 7 pm and between 9 pm and midnight, accounting for 21% and 19% of the day’s accidents, respectively, almost twice what would be expected if accidents occurred at random times.
Hours of Service violations will be the biggest focus this year, but ELDs may hold their numbers in check.
Sponsored by Reliance Partners…Regardless of whether the accident was the driver’s fault, documentation helps support the ease and efficiency of the process. The point is, document first, ask questions later.
As fleets adopt more advanced safety system, the issues of initial and ongoing driver training become the primary vehicle to the success of those system.
According to Bo Mitchell, there are more than 1,300 deaths per year as a result of “intimate partner violence” and many of them occur in a workplace environment. Two people are killed each day in America in the workplace as a result of a firearm or knife attack.
Eye on Safety sponsored by SmartDrive …Recent legislation has bipartisan backing, but can it progress in this Congress?
Sponsored by Reliance Partners…Two very different approaches could give some breathing room to the tightening CDL driver shortage.
Brought to you by Reliance Partners…Begin the process by providing clarity and expectations first on the basics, such as driving, detention, and layover, the nuts-and-bolts of the driving job.
