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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2020

Drivewyze Safety+ Offers Proactive, Customizable Driver Safety Alerts

Drivewyze’s new Safety+ offers fleets the ability to create customizable, proactive driving alerts and context-based driver coaching to help commercial truck drivers improve their safety scores and create a safer environment on the roadways.

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Newsby StaffOctober 12, 2020

Texas DPS Opens State-of-the-Art Inspection Facility

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) recently opened a state-of-the-art truck inspection facility in Texas, located on Interstate 10 East at mile marker 620 east of Seguin.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 8, 2020

Tank Truck Carriers May Add Extra Pulsating Rear Brake Lamp to Trailers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is granting a five-year exemption to allow motor carriers operating tank trailers to install a red or amber brake-activated pulsating lamp on the rear of the trailers.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2020

NHTSA Reports Slight Increase in Large-Truck Occupant Fatalities

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently released a preview of 2019 data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, which included estimates for the first half of 2020.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2020

Former FMCSA Acting Administrator Joins TuSimple

Autonomous tech company TuSimple recently announced that Jim Mullen, the former Acting Administrator of the FMCSA, will serve as the organization’s chief legal and risk officer.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 28, 2020

New Hours of Service Rules Take Effect Sept. 29

Changes to truck driver hours of service rules, designed to offer drivers more flexibility, take effect at 12 a.m. eastern time on Sept. 29.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 28, 2020

FMCSA Denies Request for Longer Workdays for Autonomous-Truck Drivers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration denied an application from Pronto.ai requesting that drivers of its autonomous-tech trucks be allowed to operate longer hours than current hours-of-service regulations allow.

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Newsby Stephane BabcockSeptember 24, 2020

Bendix Highlights Driver Assistance Technologies in Live Demo

Taking a cue from many of the virtual events since the onset of COVID-19, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems brought attendees a live demo that could be experienced from their home offices.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2020

CVSA Releases New Video on the Future of Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) recently released a stop-motion video on the future of commercial motor vehicle safety technology, inspections and enforcement.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2020

California Intrastate Carriers Can't Use New Federal Hours-of-Service Rules

Although changes to federal hours of service rules go into effect Sept. 29 offering more flexibility to trucking, if you operate only in California, you will not be able to use any of the new options, according to the Western States Trucking Association.

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