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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeAugust 20, 2018

Q&A: Fenn Church on ELDs, Infrastructure, and Trucking in Alabama

Mandatory ELDs may level the playing field, but it's still a battle to get some customers to understand the constraints that the hours of service rules play. That's just one challenge facing Fenn Church, president of Church Transportation, as he leads the Alabama Trucking Association this year.

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Newsby StaffAugust 14, 2018

ATA Promotes Horvath to Safety Policy VP

The American Trucking Associations named Dan Horvath vice president of safety policy, representing ATA and its safety agenda before federal and state government regulators and various non-governmental organizations.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2018

Daimler Recalls Certain Cascadia Trucks for Tire Issue

Daimler Trucks is voluntarily recalling certain 2019 Freightliner Cascadia trucks equipped with defective Continental Hybrid HS3 tires where the tire cords may be visible through the inner liner.

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Newsby Jack RobertsAugust 9, 2018

Study Highlights Limitations of Electronic Safety Systems

A new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found that while electronic safety systems such as advanced cruise control, collision mitigation, and lanekeeping can help save lives, improper use can lead to fatal accidents.

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ProductsAugust 9, 2018

Ancra X-Treme Grip Tire Chains Designed for Severe Weather

Ancra Cargo says its new X-Treme Grip Tire Chain lineup is designed for demanding traction control situations in severe weather.

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2018

Trimble Offers Video Intelligence for Oil & Gas Fleets

Trimble's Video Intelligence solution, which combines forward-facing cameras with an onboard event recorder, is now available for oil and gas services fleets.

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Newsby StaffAugust 8, 2018

Study: Automated Vehicles Won’t Displace Truck Drivers

Despite concerns that a rise in automated vehicles will displace significant numbers of truck drivers, a new report finds that only a modest number of truck driver jobs, if any, will be affected.

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ArticlesAugust 3, 2018

Commentary: The Fatal Uber Crash Revisited

Armed with more information, executive contributing editor Rolf Lockwood revisits the fatal crash of an autonomous Uber vehicle in Arizona to determine who or what was really at fault.

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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2018

Updated Crash Risk Prediction Report Includes Age, Gender

ATRI has released an update to its Crash Predictor Model, which among other things finds that women truck drivers are less likely to be involved in a crash than male drivers.

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Newsby StaffAugust 1, 2018

Help Inc. Partners with Infrastructure Investment Firm

Help Inc., provider of the PrePass weigh station bypass and other truck safety and toll payment technologies, has entered into a strategic partnership with the infrastructure investment firm Alinda Capital Partners.

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