Trucking news to related to fleet safety programs that keep drivers, technicians, other employees, and the general public safe. From complying with drivers’ hours of service rules to research and collision-prevention efforts, a well-thought out and executed safety plan can help fleets reduce risk and their overall operating costs.
From supporting legislation for safety-system tax incentives to developing new accident mitigation technology, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC is ramping up its efforts to push commercial truck safety to a whole new level. Over the next 10...
The Truckload Carriers Assn. (TCA) announced the two grand-prize winners of its National Fleet Safety Awards at it Annual Banquet in the Bahamas last month. Stagecoach Cartage & Distribution won for truckload companies with under 25-million mi...
In pursuit of operational efficiency, fleets collect a staggering amount of data from their vehicles, their drivers, their terminals and even their customers. They have invested heavily in information technology in attempts to cut costs through...
Innovative Computing Corp. has released IES Aware, a safety alert system for use with the operations module of its Innovative Enterprise Software (IES)
Air disc brakes, collision warning and roll stability control (RSC) will be offered as new factory-installed options by Sterling Trucks, according to a company announcement at the annual meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council. The safety...
ArvinMeritor introduced OnGuard, which it calls the first collision safety system with active braking for commercial vehicles in North America, at a special ride-and-drive event held ahead of the Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting...
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) are lobbying Congress hard to pass H.R. 3820, known as the "Commercial Motor Vehicle Advanced Safety Technology Tax Act,"
A variety of technologies are being increasingly viewed as a curative for many of the trucking industry’s safety ills, especially in terms of reducing highway crashes
The Safety Center from GreenRoad Technologies (www/greenroadtech.com) collects operational information from vehicle sensors, transmits it wirelessly to a central server, analyzes driver behavior and patterns, and then delivers feedback to the...
