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Nominations Open for HDT Truck Fleet Innovators 2026
Heavy Duty Trucking is searching for forward-looking leaders at trucking fleets as nominations for HDT’s Truck Fleet Innovators 2026. Deadline is May 15.
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SEARCHMENUSEARCHHeavy Duty Trucking is searching for forward-looking leaders at trucking fleets as nominations for HDT’s Truck Fleet Innovators 2026. Deadline is May 15.
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Legislation has been introduced on Capitol Hill allowing trucking companies the option of using hair testing for illegal drugs as an approved method of screening drivers.
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Newly released figures from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration show an increase in the number of large trucks involved in fatal crashes over the past year, but there are improvements when compared to longer time periods.
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Arkansas-based Sherman Brothers Trucking, doing business as Team Transport, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 11 safety and health violations and has proposed a penalty of $113,400.
Read More →Help, Inc. announced the launch of the PrePass Carrier Portal, a new service that provides PrePass customers with a one-stop access point to view their current safety data, near real-time inspection activity and PrePass reports.
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After successful beta testing, Origo has launched a distracted-driving-prevention device it first showed off a year ago. OrigoSafe is a new ignition interlock system that requires drivers to secure their phone in a docking station before their vehicle can start.
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The Canada Border Services Agency says eManifest requirements for highway and rail carriers will not be mandatory in fall 2013, due to delays associated with regulatory processes.
Read More →Webtech Wireless Inc. announced Webtech Driver Center, which is a software platform designed for Android devices that offers a fully electronic implementation of both U.S. and Canadian hours of service (HOS/ eLogs). Webtech Driver Center also offers two-way messaging, forms, eDVIR, and numerous features that have made our award winning in-cab solutions so successful for customers.
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Take a trip down the 3-mile, 14% grade and try to imagine what might be going through a rookie driver's mind on the way down. It's a good case for broad-based and thorough driver training. And check out my blog on the broader topic of managing hills in a big truck. I recorded the video with an iPhone mounted on a motorcycle, so suspend your disbelief, pretend the sound of my motorcycle engine is a Jake Brake, and join me for a trip down a truly hair-raising hill
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration granted a rest-break exemption from the hours-of-service rules to carriers serving the Department of Defense.
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The American Trucking Associations is calling on U.S. media outlets to “stop their inaccurate and sensationalized reporting” on a review of 36 studies claiming that a number of commercial truck drivers use drugs or alcohol while behind the wheel.
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