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Newsby StaffFebruary 4, 2019

ELD Adoption Fails to Reduce Truck Accidents, Study Says

ELDs were supposed to reduce driver fatigue and make roads safer, but a recent report suggests that any benefits may have been offset by an increase in unsafe driving behaviors.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 31, 2019

Trucker Declared Imminent Hazard After Killing 2 Pedestrians

Ohio-licensed truck driver Doug A. Jones has been declared an imminent hazard to public safety by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration after fatally striking two people with his truck.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2019

Wabco Launches New Safety Solutions at HDAW

Wabco Holdings has announced the availability of several new safety solutions at the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week as well as certified Sheppard remanufactured steering gears for the North American aftermarket.

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Newsby Tom BergJanuary 22, 2019

Western Star 4700 Gets Cummins X12, Updated Interior, Enhanced Electronics

Western Star says the 4700, its most popular truck model, has been updated to make it lighter, safer, more productive, and faster to upfit.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsJanuary 18, 2019

Safer Trailers Reduce Costs and Improve Productivity

Fleets are realizing that safer trailers and truck bodies mean reduced operating costs and enhanced productivity. And OEs and suppliers are responding to that call.

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 18, 2019

High Schoolers See the Road From a Truck Driver’s Point of View

Researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute are teaching driver’s education students about truck safety through interactive demonstrations at 25 high schools in Virginia, West Virginia, and Delaware.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 17, 2019

SambaSafety Launches Driver Risk Monitoring Program

SambaSafety has introduced Qorta, a national driver monitoring platform that offers federal and state safety data on drivers and combines it with analytics to help fleets stay on top of driver risk.

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ProductsJanuary 15, 2019

GiraffeG4 Warns Drivers of Low Clearance

The GiraffeG4 system offers drivers overhead protection by measuring the height of an upcoming low-clearance obstacle.

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ArticlesJanuary 15, 2019

Commentary: What a Car-Trends Survey Tells Us About Future Truck Tech

74% believe that mixing autonomous and non-autonomous traffic will lead to severe safety issues.

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Newsby David CullenJanuary 10, 2019

Musical Chairs at DOT Sees FMCSA’s Gautreaux Headed to NHTSA

Cathy Gautreaux, deputy administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, is one of nine Department of Transportation officials who are either switching to a new sub-agency position or leaving DOT altogether.

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