HDT Launches Annual Safety Survey
Heavy Duty Trucking is launching an annual survey to find out more about how today's trucking fleets are working to improve safety. Find out how you can participate and get a full report on the results.
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Skyrocketing insurance costs. Nuclear verdicts. A driver shortage. All these factors and more mean safety issues are more important than ever. In light of this, Heavy Duty Trucking is launching an annual survey to find out more about how today's trucking fleets are working to improve safety.
We're asking you to help us in this project by completing a short survey about what safety technologies and practices you're using and what you're considering adopting in the future.
The survey results will be used in the HDT annual Fact Book. Each year going forward, we'll be able to compare the results and in future years draw trend lines. For those who complete the survey, we will send a full report on the results. The results also will be used in other safety reporting by HDT editors and by our sister Bobit Business Media fleet brands, such as Work Truck.
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