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Newsby StaffJuly 19, 2019

IIHS Urges Caution on Younger Truck Driver Pilot Programs

IIHS is urging FMCSA to use caution before any expansion of its pilot program allowing truck drivers under 21 to participate in interstate commerce.

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ProductsJuly 19, 2019

Orbcomm Pro-400 Receives Third-Party ELD Certification from Pit Group

The Pro-400 meets FMCSA’s electronic logging device standards for the Dec. 17 deadline and is expected to be compliant with Canada’s ELD standards as well.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsJuly 19, 2019

Peloton Scores a Platooning Point

In Josh Switkes’ view, it's way too premature to write truck platooning off as a dead end technology. And HDT Senior Editor Jack Roberts agrees with that point.

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On the Roadby Jim ParkJuly 15, 2019

Can We Trust Autonomous Vehicles?

The NTSB has determined that the actions of a human truck driver was a probable cause in a collision with an autonomous shuttle bus. The driver behaved as drivers have always done under the circumstance; but the computer-controlled shuttle did not.

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Newsby David CullenJuly 10, 2019

Speed-Limiter Bill Garners Support of Trucking Groups

Solid support is growing from trucking lobbies in favor of a new bipartisan Senate bill that would require all new Class 7 and Class 8 trucks to be equipped with speed-limiting devices set to a maximum speed of 65 mph.

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Newsby StaffJuly 9, 2019

J.J. Keller CSA Performance Suite Helps Fleets Manage Safety

J.J. Keller’s CSA Performance Suite combines dashboard reporting with compliance assistance and training to help fleets proactively manage their CSA scores.

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Articlesby Jim ParkJuly 3, 2019

The Art & Science of Mountain Driving

A truck driver can drive down a mountain 100 times too slowly, but only once too fast. An inexperienced driver on a steep grade could spell disaster unless properly trained.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsJuly 3, 2019

Let’s Put our Wounded Warriors Behind the Wheel

Amazing advances in autonomous technology and prosthetic limbs mean a virtually untapped pool of potential truck drivers is out there, just waiting for a chance to go to work.

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Newsby StaffJune 27, 2019

Volvo Celebrates 60 Years of 3-Point Seat Belts by Encouraging Truck Drivers to Buckle Up

Three-point seat belts have saved over a million lives since their introduction. Volvo is celebrating the design's 60th anniversary by stressing to truck drivers the safety benefit of belting up..

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Articlesby Jim ParkJune 27, 2019

App Helps Prevent Rollovers, Brake Fade on Grades

How do we keep drivers from driving too fast through curves or descending mountain slopes? By showing them precisely how fast they should be driving. A new app called Road-Aware can do just that.

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