Mandated Speed Limiters: Going Nowhere Fast [Commentary]
There’s a bumpy road ahead for any speed-limiter mandate, says HDT’s Washington Contributing Editor David Cullen.
There’s a bumpy road ahead for any speed-limiter mandate, says HDT’s Washington Contributing Editor David Cullen.
Many fleets are using cutting-edge dash cameras to improve safety metrics. Before you implement a dash cam, make sure you’re not making these common mistakes.
Here’s what even the most experienced drivers need to remind themselves (and their fleet managers) of to remain as accident-free as possible.
The new younger-driver pilot program and other steps to address the truck driver shortage were a key topic during Robin Hutcheson’s confirmation hearing on her nomination to be administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
The MCSAP grant program includes funding to state and local law enforcement and other government agencies for safety inspections of trucks and buses.
A Texas fleet put out of service last month as an “imminent hazard” tried resurrecting itself under a different name and was soon ordered to cease operating.
What do law-enforcement officials do when they need to stop a driverless truck? Autonomous truck tech developer Embark Trucks is working with the Texas Department of Public Safety to answer that question.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration made a few notable changes to its driver qualification (DQ) file requirements in 49 CFR Part 391.
The May 4 advance notice of supplemental proposed rulemaking announced FMCSA's intent to proceed with a speed limiter rulemaking and asked for comments.
What are fleets doing about advanced safety technology? Safety training and driver incentives? Speed limiters and in-cab cameras? HDT’s second annual safety survey aims to find out.
With Cargo Theft Alerts, drivers are notified when approaching one of the top 50 riskiest parking locations and top 50 riskiest counties in the country.
The newest addition to the Solera SmartDrive product suite provides accident exoneration, rewards safe driving, and tools to coach and correct unsafe driving habits.
In 2021, fatalities in crashes involving at least one large truck were up 13% compared to 2020, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s latest traffic fatalities estimates.
Rand McNally's Vehicle Link ELD is designed to simplify compliance by providing hours of service and DVIRs through a mobile app.
The fleet's owner "appears to lack any knowledge" of federal motor carrier safety regulations, according to the FMCSA out-of-service order.
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