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Newsby Jack RobertsJanuary 26, 2024

Hazard Lights Move into the Modern Era

Emergency Safety Solutions is updating flashing hazard lights on disabled vehicles in some truly remarkable ways.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 26, 2024

IIHS: Better Detection of Large Trucks Would Improve Front Crash Prevention

Research by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found that most front crash prevention systems do not work as well at preventing crashes when the vehicle about to be impacted is small, like a motorcycle, or large like a medium- or heavy-duty truck.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 26, 2024

Western Star Adds Safety Features to its Vocational Trucks

Western Star is now including added safety features as standard equipment on its vocational trucks, the 47X and the 49X. Detroit Assurance Active Brake Assist and a backup safety system are now added.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 19, 2024

FMCSA Administrator Hutcheson Leaving Agency

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Robin Hutcheson is leaving the agency after three years, following the departure earlier this month of Deputy Administrator Earl Adams Jr.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 17, 2024

Nikola Building ZF Safety Systems into FCEV Truck

ZF's automatic emergency braking and radar-based blind spot detection systems are making their North American debut in Nikola's hydrogen fuel-cell Class 8 truck.

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ArticlesJanuary 17, 2024

What Truck Fleet Managers Need to Know about OSHA

Do OSHA workplace safety regulations affect your trucking company's operations?

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 16, 2024

Seeing Machines Updates Guardian Fatigue Detection System

Seeing Machines launched Guardian Generation 3, the latest version of its aftermarket driver monitoring system, at CES 2024.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 12, 2024

GiraffeG4 Sentinel Updates Low-Clearance Alert System

The GiraffeG4 low-clearance alert system has been upgraded and can alert drivers through in-cab fleet telematics screens about upcoming low bridges.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 11, 2024

Speed Limiters, Automatic Emergency Braking, Side Underride? 2024 Regulatory Outlook

What trucking can expect this year in federal rulemakings in areas such as mandatory truck speed limiters, mandatory automatic emergency braking, changes in how motor carrier safety is scored, trailer side underride guards, electronic truck IDs, possible ELD rule revisions, and more in this 2024 regulatory update.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 10, 2024

Drivewyze Makes Safety Alerts Free for Entire Industry

Drivewyze Free is a new service that offers in-cab driver safety alerts at no cost. Previously, many fleets subscribing to Drivewyze services received free in-cab safety alerts through the Drivewyze Safety Notifications bundle.

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