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Trailer Talkby Deborah LockridgeJuly 9, 2021

Pulsing Back-of-Trailer Lamps Aim to Prevent Crashes

Can the addition of a pulsing brake lamp on the back of a trailer prevent rear-end collisions? FMCSA seems to think so, if its exemptions are any indication.

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Why Trucking Fleets Need to Build a Strong Safety Culture

Some of the top concerns trucking fleets have today — rising insurance costs, “nuclear verdicts,” the driver shortage — could all be addressed through improving a company’s safety culture, says HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge in her blog.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJune 14, 2021

Automatic Emergency Braking on DOT Agenda

The U.S. Department of Transportation included automatic emergency braking for both light- and heavy-duty vehicles on its regulatory agenda, which identifies actions the DOT plans to take during the next year and beyond.

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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2021

Truck of the Future Project to Address Blind Zones in AI Pilot

The Together for Safer Roads coalition, with Anheuser-Busch InBev, Republic Services, and the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services, will work with a behavioral AI company to test ways to reduce blind zones around the truck as part of the Truck of the Future project.

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Newsby StaffJune 11, 2021

Deadline Extended for HDT Safety Survey

The editors of Heavy Duty Trucking have extended the deadline for fleets to participate in a new annual survey, which will offer insight into safety and compliance practices and trends among truck fleets.

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Newsby StaffJune 4, 2021

Webinar to Explore Why and How to Build a Fleet Safety Culture

A new safety webinar series from the editors of Heavy Duty Trucking kicks off June 30 with a look how a strong safety culture can help fleets deal with industry issues such as high insurance costs and nuclear verdicts.

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Newsby StaffMay 25, 2021

Truck Speed-Limiter Bill Introduced in House

A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would require speed limiters on heavy trucks.

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Newsby StaffMay 21, 2021

HDT Launches Annual Safety Survey

Heavy Duty Trucking is launching an annual survey to find out more about how today's trucking fleets are working to improve safety. Find out how you can participate and get a full report on the results.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeMay 20, 2021

How a Trucking Company Fought Back a Nuclear Verdict

A crash so devastating it had John Vaccaro wondering if he even wanted to continue on with the family trucking business was a wake-up call to double down on safety.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMay 11, 2021

Bluewire to Deploy Data in Defense of Trucking Industry

A new company plans to use data analysis to help fleets disarm nuclear verdicts before an accident even happens.

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