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Newsby StaffSeptember 13, 2021

TSE-Sense Smart Actuator Diagnoses Brake Issues in Real Time

TSE Brakes announced a new smart air brake actuator that can diagnose brake issues in real time, including many that can lead to trailer fires.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 9, 2021

Fleet Safety Experience to Cover Vital Topics for Trucking Fleets

Learn about nuclear verdicts, preventing crashes, truck safety technology, and meet some of the most forward-thinking truck safety professionals in the country at the upcoming virtual Fleet Safety Experience event.

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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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