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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2020

COVID-19 Exemption Expanded as Nation Prepares for Vaccine

The Department of Transportation said it has taken regulatory measures to help ensure the safe, rapid transportation of the COVID-19 vaccine, including expanding the emergency exemption for trucking operations involved in the effort.

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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2020

Waymo Expands Autonomous Tech R&D

Waymo announced two new research and development facilities to help it advance its Waymo Driver autonomous driving system across multiple vehicle platforms and environments.

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Newsby David CullenNovember 23, 2020

Trucking after Trump: Politics as Usual

What will a Biden administration mean for the trucking industry? We talk to trucking industry groups that are active in Washington, D.C., for their insight.

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Articlesby Stephane BabcockNovember 19, 2020

ELDs: One Year Later

Fleets share lessons learned in the nearly 12 months since the electronic logging device mandate went into full effect.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeNovember 19, 2020

FMCSA Clarifies Ag Products That Qualify for Hours-of-Service Exemptions

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published an interim final rule clarifying agricultural commodity and livestock definitions in hours-of-service regulations.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2020

HDT Names 2020 Safety & Compliance Winner

As part of the Fleet Safety Experience, an all-virtual companion to the Fleet Safety Conference, Heavy Duty Trucking named Adam Lang, chief risk officer with Halvor Lines, as its 2020 Safety & Compliance award winner.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeNovember 18, 2020

FCC Votes to Shift Part of 5.9 GHz Safety Spectrum to Wi-Fi

The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to split up the 5.9 GHz “safety spectrum” frequency previously set aside for use in transportation for vehicle-to-everything technologies, a plan that has prompted dire warnings from departments of transportation and various transportation and safety groups.

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NewsNovember 18, 2020

New HoS Rules: No Big Impact on Fleets

An analysis of electronic logging device data by eRoad has shown recently implemented changes to the hours-of-service regulations have not had a big impact on user operations.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2020

Fleet Safety Experience Continues with Award-Winning Safety Program, New HOS Rules

The all-virtual Fleet Safety Experience, a counterpart of Fleet Safety Conference, will continue to bring you more medium- and heavy-duty-focused sessions this week, including a session on an award-winning fleet safety program and one on the ins and outs of the latest Hours of Service updates.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2020

Non-Profit, Fleet Partners Launch Truck of the Future Initiative

Non-profit Together for Safer Roads (TSR), along with a collective of fleets including Anheuser Busch InBev, PepsiCo, and Republic Services, recently announced the Truck of the Future project, a program to reduce large truck collisions.

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