The CVSA's Brake Safety Week, an annual brake-focused inspection event when enforcement officials throughout North America will conduct roadside safety inspections on commercial vehicles, has been scheduled for September 15 -22, 2019.
Autonomous technology developer TuSimple has formed a partnership with Pima Community College in Tuscon, Arizona, to launch what it says is the first autonomous driving certificate program for truck drivers.
By incorporating CSA and motor vehicle reporting data into a single product, SambaSafety says it now provides the trucking industry with a comprehensive driver monitoring solution.
Canada's transportation department has unveiled the rules for its upcoming electronic logging device mandate which goes into effect in 2021. Here's 10 facts that fleets should know about the rule change.
Beginning next year, ZF will use a two-lens camera system to improve the performance and functionality of various advanced driver safety features. A second lens enables redundancy for Level2+ autonomous functions and offers wide-angle field of view for pedestrian detection.
Discussions of safety in trucking often focus on vehicle crashes – but Hub Group has also been working to reduce musculoskeletal injuries. Preventing crashes is only one part of a true safety culture, the company says.
A safety-focused group of trucking and logistics companies has released the results of what it calls a first-of-its-kind study showing “compelling evidence that thousands of habitual drug users are skirting a system designed to prohibit drug use in transportation.”
Amid national trends such as the rapid rise of marijuana legalization and a continuing opioid abuse crisis, trucking faces some disturbing trends of its own. Part one of HDT's Trucking Under the Influence Series.
General Motors is recalling an estimated 1,159 2016 to 2019 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans because one or both of the rear-quarter windows may be tempered glass instead of laminated glass.
Is you fleet ready to transition from AOBRDs to ELDs before the December deadline? An upcoming webinar features a firsthand account from a fleet that has already done it and offers help for fleets that still need to make the change.
Some 52% of Americans believe they are familiar with autonomous vehicles, and 57% of that group says they are willing to ride in them, according to a new HNTB America THINKS survey.
A House appropriations bill for transportation and other departments takes aim at Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rules regarding hours of service, meal and rest breaks, the CSA safety accountability program, and underride guards.
Trimble has integrated its TMW.Suite transportation management solution with SaferWatch software, an online solution from Truckstop.com that provides carrier information and compliance monitoring.
Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling an estimated 9,471 2016-2017 Metris vehicles due to a power steering issue.
Spartan Motors is recalling certain 2012 to 2018 model-year Fleet Services/Utilimaster Reach vehicles for a faulty electrical grounding , which may impact windsheild wiper operation
Three Volvo tractors pulling twin trailers using FedEx Specs demonstrated truck platooning in North Carolina on June 27, automatically maintaining 1.5-second following distance. Deborah Lockridge was there and has these photos.
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