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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 5, 2024

Study Group Issues Autonomous Truck Guidelines

Almost four years in the making, a study group led by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute has issued a set of best practices to help guide the widespread adoption of autonomous trucks in North America.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJuly 29, 2024

Recall: Nearly 8,000 Paccar and Navistar Trucks May Have Steering Defect

More medium- and heavy-duty trucks, from Navistar and Paccar, have been recalled due to potentially faulty ball studs that used an experimental, unapproved heat-treating process. If they fracture, they could cause loss of steering.

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Newsby StaffNovember 10, 2022

Kodiak Robotics Demonstrates Tire Blowout on Self-Driving Truck

Steer tire blowouts instantly cause trucks to behave erratically and unpredictably. Kodiak said its self-driving trucks can instantly react to the change in vehicle dynamics.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 6, 2022

HDT Fact Book 2022: Fleets Adapt to Changing Safety, Regulatory Landscape

Find the results of the HDT/Work Truck fleet safety survey, including the key safety strategies and safety technologies used by trucking fleets, here.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 3, 2022

FMCSA Awards Over $463M in Grants for Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety

The MCSAP grant program includes funding to state and local law enforcement and other government agencies for safety inspections of trucks and buses.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMay 27, 2022

Speed Limiter Proposal: More Time to Comment

The May 4 advance notice of supplemental proposed rulemaking announced FMCSA's intent to proceed with a speed limiter rulemaking and asked for comments.

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Newsby StaffMay 25, 2022

HDT Seeks Fleets to Participate in Safety Survey

What are fleets doing about advanced safety technology? Safety training and driver incentives? Speed limiters and in-cab cameras? HDT’s second annual safety survey aims to find out.

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NewsJanuary 11, 2022

CVSA Kicks Off Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative in the U.S.

In the months leading up to this three-day awareness campaign, CVSA educated its membership and the general public on human trafficking through webinars, radio appearances, and online resources.

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Articlesby David CullenNovember 5, 2021

How to Leverage Data as a Fleet Safety Tool

Discover how data can help fleet managers identify problem areas that need to be addressed, and even predict which drivers are most likely to be involved in a crash. 

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Newsby StaffOctober 1, 2021

Learn about Data as a Fleet Safety Tool in HDT Webinar

Leveraging fleet telematics and data to boost safety performance will be covered in the third and final installment of the Safety First webinar series from the editors of Heavy Duty Trucking.

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