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Newsby StaffApril 21, 2020

Survey Finds 81% of Commercial Drivers See Rise in Distracted Driving

Netradyne released findings from a recent online survey of commercial drivers that indicates commercial drivers feel safe but acknowledge they could be safer, and that AI-powered driving technology can be both beneficial and concerning.

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Newsby StaffApril 20, 2020

National Coalition Calls on Congress to Help Process CDLs, CLPs

A national coalition of trucking associations, fleets and driving schools is pressing Congress to take action to reopen driver's license facilities to deal with commercial driver license issues.

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Newsby Stephane BabcockApril 17, 2020

Fleets Share COVID-19 Driver Safety Insights

From hand sanitizer to sick time, from PPE to training, three fleets shared how they're supporting their truck drivers during the pandemic in a webinar put on by American Trucking Associations and its Safety Management Council.

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Newsby Stephane BabcockApril 16, 2020

Trump: ‘Truck Drivers Form the Lifeblood of Our Economy’

At a White House event April 16, President Donald Trump thanked the truck drivers who are ensuring that essential goods make their way to their much-needed destinations, calling them the lifeblood of our economy.

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Articlesby Stephane BabcockApril 14, 2020

Fleets, Trucking Associations Work to Get Drivers Face Masks

Truck drivers increasingly need face masks to meet both CDC recommendations and some state and local restrictions meant to spread the slow of the COVID-19 pandemic. We talked to fleets about what they're doing to get masks to drivers.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeApril 10, 2020

Utah Exempts Truckers from COVID-19 Entry Survey

Truck drivers have now been exempted from an order requiring adults entering the state of Utah to fill out an online form about their potential exposure to the novel coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 illness.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2020

Tech Companies Help Truckers Find Places to Rest

With the COVID-19 outbreak restricting the places truck drivers can go for a meal or a break, three companies have added alerts to their tech solutions to give drivers a heads up to open rest areas or truck stops.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2020

C.H. Robinson, Love’s, Yokohama Donate to St. Christopher Truckers Fund

The St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund, which helps professional drivers who can’t work due to illness or injury, has received large donations from C.H. Robinson, Love's Travel Stops, and Yokohama Tire to help it in efforts to assist drivers who contract COVID-19.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeApril 10, 2020

New Jersey Requiring Face Masks

Effective April 10, New Jersey is requiring workers and customers to wear cloth face covering while on the premises of the essential retail businesses, warehouses, and construction sites that are still allowed to be open during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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ArticlesApril 8, 2020

Truck Driver Creates 3D Printing Group for Face Shields

Canadian truck driver Petko Ganachev has created a 3D printing group that is making face shields and mask straps to help ease shortages across the country in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.

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