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Newsby StaffSeptember 7, 2021

E-Smart Creates Fleet Safety App

The E-Smart app uses GPS technology to determine vehicle location to actively manage its maximum allowed speed, provide real-time safety alerts, and identify known hazard areas such as low clearance bridges.

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2021

Delta Prompts FMCSA to Extend COVID-19 Exemptions

With the Delta variant causing a surge in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended emergency exemptions for certain hours of service rules and for state licensing offices.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeAugust 27, 2021

NTSB's Graham is on a Mission to Reduce Rear-End Crashes

Find out why National Transportation Safety Board Member Michael Graham is advocating collision-avoidance technology — and why technology alone is not enough.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeAugust 25, 2021

2021 HDT Fact Book: Safety, Regulatory Issues Top of Mind for Fleets

Safety issues are more important to trucking fleets than ever, affecting nearly every aspect of the business. Don't miss this original data from HDT's annual fleet safety survey published in HDT's 2021 Fact Book.

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2021

HDT Opens Nominations for Safety & Compliance Award

Heavy Duty Trucking is seeking nominations for its 2021 Safety & Compliance Award, which recognizes trucking executives who have demonstrated excellence in fleet safety.

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Articlesby Jim ParkJuly 26, 2021

CVSA Ponders Driverless-Truck Enforcement

It will be impractical to have autonomous trucks pull into inspections stations, so CVSA and the industry are examining alternatives to traditional vehicle inspections.

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Newsby StaffJuly 15, 2021

Investigation: FMCSA Needs to Improve Oversight of CDL Disqualifications

The federal commercial driver's license program has specific rules for when states must disqualify a commercial driver in the wake of a conviction. But a DOT Inspector General report found many times, that's not happening – or not happening soon enough.

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Newsby StaffJuly 14, 2021

Upcoming Webinar to Cover What It Takes to Create Safe Drivers

The second installment of a new safety webinar series from the editors of Heavy Duty Trucking will explore how fleets can implement practices that maintain a driver’s commitment to a fleet’s safety mission.

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ArticlesJuly 14, 2021

5 Things Fleets Need to Know About FMCSA Off-Site Audits

Is an off-site safety audit in your future? The COVID-19 pandemic was a game-changer for off-site compliance reviews. FMCSA off-site audits increased by 400% in 2020 and are on track to nearly double in 2021.

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Articlesby Vesna BrajkovicJuly 13, 2021

What You May Not Know About the MCS-150

If a motor carrier does not keep on top of the biennial updates of its Motor Carrier Identification Report (MCS-150), it could face deactivation of its USDOT number and daily fines.

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