A Truckload of Safety Technology
We're driving for safety. Safety is number one at Freightliner for drivers and everyone on the road. Check out our latest safety innovations.
We're driving for safety. Safety is number one at Freightliner for drivers and everyone on the road. Check out our latest safety innovations.
For the 2020 registration year, the fees will be reduced by 14.45% below the 2018 registration fee level.
Samsara has unveiled a new mobile app and redesigned its software dashboard to streamline workflow for fleet managers.
Optronics' new Smoke-Lens offering includes 6-inch oval and 4-inch round stop, tail, turn lamps, a 6-inch oval backup lamp, and a three-quarter-inch PC-rated clearance marker lamp.
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official points out that the agency's ongoing effort to revise the hours-of-service rule is still in the works, with the goal being "to provide some flexibility" to the key regulation affecting commercial truck drivers in the U.S.
In 2010, Kody Wantland answered an ad for a “safety specialist” for a local trucking company after returning to the U.S. after a deployment overseas. Less than a decade later, he won HDT's Safety and Compliance Award.
Insurance provider RLI has partnered with video safety system supplier Samsara to offer a 5% insurance discount for its fleet customers that install dash camera systems in their commercial vehicles.
J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. has developed 28 new online training courses that can help fleets reduce fines and CSA scores and become more prepared for roadside inspections.
The Mack Granite model is now available with the next generation of Bendix Wingman Fusion, improving safety for those on the road or traveling to a jobsite.
North Las Vegas, Nevada ranked as the worst city in the nation for speeding with 53.9% of all traffic fatalities involving speeding.
Scania says new positioning technology leveraging the capabilities of the Galileo global navigation satellite system has achieved accuracy down to centimeter-scale levels for autonomous vehicles, allowing tricky maneuvers like merging.
Samsara's enhanced workflow integration will help dispatchers monitor tractor location and driver hours of service, directly manage dispatch operations, communicate directly with drivers, and track trailer assets with real-time GPS.
Chris Spear, head of the American Trucking Associations, discussed top issues facing trucking, including highway funding, autonomous vehicles, and nuclear verdicts.
The new entry-level driver training rule, originally scheduled to go into effect Feb. 7, now will have to wait another two years because the government needs more time to finish the registry of approved training providers.
Preparing your trucks for the road can include any number of different checklists, but when it comes to driving through inclement winter weather, there are a few more things to check off.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's International Roadcheck will take place May 5-7 and focus on truck driver violations.
HDT Executive Editor David Cullen takes you inside the exhibit hall of the Transportation Research Board's 99th Annual Meeting. TRB works to advance all modes of transportation, including improving highways to make freight movements by truck safer and more efficient.
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