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The new Mack Protect proprietary collision mitigation and driver assistance technology has been specifically engineered for Mack trucks, the OEM said.
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John Vaccaro has some interesting observations on trucking liability and how plaintiff attorneys are weaponizing the legal system — and some unusual ideas to address the problem.
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Research by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found that most front crash prevention systems do not work as well at preventing crashes when the vehicle about to be impacted is small, like a motorcycle, or large like a medium- or heavy-duty truck.
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Following a serious highway crash in 2020, the National Transportation Safety Board called advanced driver assistance technology a great tool for preventing rear-end collisions, but concerns remained that it wasn't ready for prime time.
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Read about HDT’s 2021 Safety & Compliance winner, Donielle Dziedzic, and how a background in environmental compliance helps her guide the loss-prevention efforts for less-than-truckload carrier A. Duie Pyle.
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Find out why National Transportation Safety Board Member Michael Graham is advocating collision-avoidance technology — and why technology alone is not enough.
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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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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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The National Transportation Safety Board’s top 10 safety recommendations include eliminating speeding-related crashes, requiring collision-avoidance on all vehicles, preventing drug-impaired driving and eliminating distracted driving.
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Non-profit Together for Safer Roads (TSR), along with a collective of fleets including Anheuser Busch InBev, PepsiCo, and Republic Services, recently announced the Truck of the Future project, a program to reduce large truck collisions.
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