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Articles•by Deborah Lockridge•November 1, 2018

Driver Safety Behavior Insights Gleaned from Lytx Data

Could drivers be more drowsy on Tuesday mornings because of Monday Night Football? And what does wearing a seat belt have to do with the likelihood of having a crash? Those are among the insights Lytx shared at the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference and Exhibition.

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News•by Staff•October 31, 2018

How the ELD Mandate Impacts Smaller Grocery/Retail Carriers

For the moderately sized retail and grocery fleets that work with third-party logistics provider Zipline Logistics, the effect of the electronic logging device mandate isn’t as significant as the driver shortage.

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News•by Deborah Lockridge•October 31, 2018

EBE Adds Compliance Management Services

EBE Technologies, which provides software to help fleets manage documents, workflow, and data, is adding services to the mix with the launch of a new company, InfoStream.

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News•by Stephane Babcock•October 30, 2018

Boyle Transportation’s Lasko Named HDT's Safety and Compliance Honoree

Michael Lasko helped Boyle Transportation achieve an accident-free year in 2017 thanks to a comprehensive and proactive safety program.

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News•by Stephane Babcock•October 30, 2018

Fleet Safety Conference Begins With Discussion on Safety Technologies

This year’s Fleet Safety Conference started off with a lively discussion during the Future of Vehicle Safety Forum, which included representatives from federal agencies such as the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

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News•by Deborah Lockridge•October 29, 2018

Panel Explores Legalized Marijuana Impacts on Trucking Industry

Trucking is caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to marijuana, between public opinion and increasingly liberal state laws on cannabis use on one hand, and a federal government that classifies marijuana as one of the most dangerous illegal drugs on the other.

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News•by David Cullen•October 28, 2018

Trimble, Pulsar Informatics Announce Driver Fatigue Monitoring System

Trimble’s Safety Analytics dashboard is now integrated with Pulsar’s Trucking Fatigue Meter technology to identify driver sleep and fatigue risk patterns that lead to degraded performance.

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News•by Deborah Lockridge•October 28, 2018

FMCSA Chief Martinez at ATA: Safety Better Served by Working With Industry

It’s rare that a government regulator gets a spontaneous ovation from a room packed full of trucking executives, but that’s exactly what happened Oct. 27 when Federal Motor Carrier Administrator Ray Martinez spoke during the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition in Austin, Texas.

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News•by Staff•October 24, 2018

ATRI Collecting ELD Data to Address Industry Issues

The American Transportation Research Institute has launched an initiative to collect and warehouse anonymized electronic logging device data to help the industry address other industry problems.

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Articles•by Deborah Lockridge•October 18, 2018

7 Things You Need to Know About Upcoming CSA Changes

FMCSA's Compliance, Safety, Accountability enforcement regime has been under attack for numerous shortcomings since it rolled out in 2010. Now, CSA is being significantly revamped on recommendations from the National Academy of Sciences. We have some highlights on what to expect.

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