Groendyke Transport watched the number of rear-end collisions with its trailers rise steadily until it tried an unorthodox and then unapproved method of alerting following drivers that its trucks were applying brakes and slowing down.
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Instructional Technologies and SambaSafety announced a partnership the companies say will let customers evaluate driver performance, identify safety issues, and quickly limit risk through targeted training.
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The TetherTech Safety system consists of a length of cable sized for the axle tube, two end caps and hardware. The caps bolt to the cable and to the hub, preventing a wheel separation from occurring.
Read More →Being a professional driver means maintaining your focus behind the wheel day in and day out, regardless of what nature -- and other drivers -- throw your way.
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The new entry-level driver training rule, originally scheduled to go into effect Feb. 7, now will have to wait another two years because the government needs more time to finish the registry of approved training providers.
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Virginia Tech senior researcher, Matt Camden, joins this episode of HDT Talks Trucking to provide insights into how changing driving hiring policies, building a better safety culture, and adopting some advanced safety technology can improve fleet safety performance and better CSA scores.
Read More →As trucks and trailers become more complex, we need to deliberately apply real skills and not simply rely on "common sense" at the risk of our safety and the safety of those around us.
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While trucking fleets aren’t required to have a telematics device aboard their vehicles, those that do have seen significant improvements in efficiency, productivity, and safety.
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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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Brooks, Oregon-based May Trucking Company has accepted an invitation to join the The Trucking Alliance, an industry-based safety advocate for reducing large truck crashes.
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