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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeNovember 14, 2023

Why Keller Trucking’s Drivers Love the Safety Department

In just three years as director of safety at Keller Trucking, HDT Safety & Compliance Award Winner Sarah Cates has crafted a culture of safety and garnered driver buy-in on things like in-cab cameras.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 14, 2023

New J.J. Keller Service Trains Motor Carriers to Investigate Accidents

J.J. Keller's new online training teaches fleet managers to better understand federal requirements and post-accident procedures related to a vehicle crash.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeNovember 10, 2023

HDT Honors Keller Trucking’s Sarah Cates with Safety & Compliance Award

Sarah Cates has been director of safety at Defiant, Ohio-based Keller Trucking for only three years, but her success in totally transforming the company’s safety culture was a key factor in Heavy Duty Trucking's editors honoring her with the 2023 Safety & Compliance Award.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 8, 2023

Feds Looking to Add Fentanyl to Drug Testing Table

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wants public comment on adding fentanyl to the Urine and Oral Fluid Analyte Table, which would affect DOT drug testing for truck drivers and other safety-sensitive workers.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 8, 2023

Kenworth Makes New ADAS Features Available for Kenworth T680

Kenworth said its latest ADAS enhancements, part of the Bendix Fusion system, are now available for the T680 and feature adaptive cruise control (ACC) stop and auto go.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2023

HDT Names Safety & Compliance Award Finalists for 2023

Heavy Duty Trucking has named four finalists for its annual Safety & Compliance award, with the winner to be honored Friday, Nov. 10, at the Fleet Safety Conference in Santa Clara, California.

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Newsby StaffNovember 6, 2023

Stay Informed: Heavy Truck Recalls in October 2023

In October 2023, recalls were announced on vehicles from Mack Trucks, Autocar, and Paccar.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 2, 2023

Trucking Associations Urge State Governors to Provide Truck Parking

The American Trucking Associations and affiliated state trucking associations are urging governors to develop more truck parking — and suggestions for how to get funding.

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Articlesby StaffOctober 27, 2023

HDT Fact Book 2023: Fatal Accidents, Driver Abilities Among Key Safety Concerns

With a 49% increase in the number of truck-crash fatalities over the past decade, DOT-recordable accidents per million miles of travel is an important metric for fleets. In addition to that concern, fleet safety managers say their biggest challenges are staying up to date with regulatory changes and improving driver knowledge and skills.

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Videosby Jim ParkOctober 25, 2023

Expert Advice on Reducing Truck Out-of-Service Violations [Video]

Having a truck placed out of service is not only inconvenient, and potentially embarrassing, it’s also frightfully expensive. John Seidl is a former commercial inspection officer and he tells HDT's Jim Park how fleets can follow the same defect-detecting mindset inspectors use to cut their out-of-service violations.

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