Emergency Safety Solutions is updating flashing hazard lights on disabled vehicles in some truly remarkable ways.

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...

Western Star is now including added safety features as standard equipment on its vocational trucks, the 47X and the 49X. Detroit Assurance Active Brake...

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Robin Hutcheson is leaving the agency after three years, following the departure earlier this...

ZF's automatic emergency braking and radar-based blind spot detection systems are making their North American debut in Nikola's hydrogen fuel-cell Class 8...

Do OSHA workplace safety regulations affect your trucking company's operations?

Seeing Machines launched Guardian Generation 3, the latest version of its aftermarket driver monitoring system, at CES 2024.

The GiraffeG4 low-clearance alert system has been upgraded and can alert drivers through in-cab fleet telematics screens about upcoming low bridges.

What trucking can expect this year in federal rulemakings in areas such as mandatory truck speed limiters, mandatory automatic emergency braking, changes in...

Drivewyze Free is a new service that offers in-cab driver safety alerts at no cost. Previously, many fleets subscribing to Drivewyze services received free...

FMCSA Deputy Administrator Earl Adams Jr. has left the agency less than a year after being sworn in, going back to the private sector in transportation law...

In December 2023, recalls were announced on vehicles from Mack Trucks and Volvo.

Transportation and material moving workers were the occupational group with the highest number of fatal work injuries in 2022 and the highest fatal incident...

Hiring quality drivers and focusing on safety compliance are key ways to reduce insurance costs for trucking companies.

Although it determined previously that federal regulations regarding commercial motor vehicle drivers pre-empted state meal and rest break rules, the...

What were the most-read HDT safety and compliance news and articles in 2023?

J.J. Keller says its new Carrier Risk Review Service gives shippers and brokers an easier way to identify risky third-party carriers.

Did you know that your fleet’s driver manuals and policies could become the detonator of a nuclear verdict against your trucking company? Learn more about...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has reinstated Powertrucks ELD to the list of registered devices. It had been removed from the list earlier...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has limited the scope of regulatory relief in emergency situations, changes that went into effect Dec. 12.