Categories: Motorcoach, Safety

Three students, two chaperones, and a teacher were killed in the fiery chain-reaction crash. The report reveals the semi-truck was allegedly following too...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10210604/ntsb-investigating-fatal-ohio-bus-crash-involving-students

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Bus, Maintenance, Motorcoach, Safety, Security and Safety

As the industry shifts to make full use of greener fuels, all detection and suppression systems need to work and communicate together to determine risk.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10188031/how-do-we-minimize-the-new-fire-risks-associated-with-evs-and-hevs

Categories: Safety, Safety & Compliance, Security and Safety

Passenger-vehicle drivers were far more likely to get speeding-related citations than commercial vehicle drivers during last summer’s Operation Safe Driver...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10187928/speeding-tops-citation-list-during-operation-safe-driver-week

Categories: Safety, Safety & Compliance, Security and Safety

The MCSAP grant program includes funding to state and local law enforcement and other government agencies for safety inspections of trucks and buses.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10173602/fmcsa-awards-over-463m-in-grants-for-commercial-motor-vehicle-safety

Categories: Autonomous Technology, Batteries/Tech, Charging, Connected Fleets, Electric, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fleet Forward, Fleet Management as a Service, Fuel, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Hybrids, Incentives/Grants, Leasing, Maintenance, Mobility, New Mobility, Operations, Remarketing, Rental Operations, Rental Software, Safety, Shared Mobility, Small Fleet, Smart Cities, Software, Suppliers, Technology, Telematics & Technology, Vehicle Research

Five companies were selected by Newlab and Ford to join them in the new Michigan Central facility to help revolutionize electrification and charging...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10155364/ford-and-newlab-announce-startups-to-pilot-new-electric-vehicle-tech

Categories: Motorcoach, Safety, Safety & Compliance

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule closing a loophole in the federal drug and alcohol testing program.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10153492/new-rule-closes-cdl-loophole-for-drivers-with-drug-or-alcohol-testing-restrictio

Categories: Bus, Management, Motorcoach, Rail, Safety, Security and Safety

Homendy was nominated by President Joe Biden May 19; testified in a June 24 confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10149422/jennifer-homendy-sworn-in-as-chair-of-ntsb

Categories: Safety, Security and Safety, Technology

Each model creates a pattern that effectively distributes the spray at the appropriate cover rate to kill bacteria, helping business owners and cleaning...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10148509/wagner-spraytech-announces-disinfectant-sprayer-series

Categories: Bus, Safety, Security and Safety

As millions of Americans are preparing to return to offices and downtown business districts since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the study ranked the cities...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10148386/new-study-shows-americas-roads-might-not-be-ready-for-a-return-to-the-office

Categories: Safety, Security and Safety, Small Fleet

Legislation would lead to drunk driving prevention technology as standard equipment on all new vehicles.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10143320/madd-backs-bills-to-fight-drunk-driving-with-auto-tech-analysis