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Fleet Safety Conference Includes New Truck Track

The 2013 Fleet Safety Conference, scheduled for June 25-27 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel, in Schaumburg, Ill., will feature an education track focused on heavy-duty vehicles coordinated by Heavy Duty Trucking magazine.

by Staff
May 13, 2013
Fleet Safety Conference Includes New Truck Track

 

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The 2013 Fleet Safety Conference, scheduled for June 25-27 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel, in Schaumburg, Ill., will feature an education track focused on heavy-duty vehicles coordinated by Heavy Duty Trucking magazine.

Topics include a look at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) carrier monitoring and enforcement program, how this program affects risk management, driver health and safety, medium-duty truck safety, and making driver scorecards work.

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In addition, general conference keynote sessions will cover topics such as distracted driving, legal pitfalls to avoid when doing MVR checks, benchmarking/best practices, and using predictive analytics to identify at-risk drivers.

The Fleet Safety Conference is put on by Bobit Business Media, publisher of HDT and other fleet publications such as Automotive Fleet and Work Truck magazine. You can see the full heavy-duty truck education track here. For more information about the 2013 Fleet Safety Conference, visit the event’s website at www.fleetsafetyconference.com.

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