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For fleets, technology is enabling a more efficient way to use vehicles, increase utilization, and more precisely match the type of vehicle to usage.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/157752/can-fleets-subscribe-to-a-vehicle

Categories: Drivers, Safety

Use of THC is forbidden for a regulated driver, no matter the source. As a result, medical and recreational marijuana and some CBD oils, even if legal under...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/326327/cbd-oils-may-result-in-dot-testing-violation

Categories: Drivers, Legal/Legislative, Operations, Safety

The California Trucking Association and two California-based owner-operators filed a lawsuit challenging the "ABC" employment test mandated by the state's...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/344609/california-trucking-association-challenges-states-new-independent-contractor-law

Categories: Drivers, Safety, Safety & Compliance

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is doubling the minimum annual percentage rate for random controlled substance testing for commercial motor...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/347513/fmcsa-doubles-random-drug-testing-percentage-for-2020

Categories: Drivers, Safety, Safety & Compliance

Accident management is challenging, and with the growing adoption of smartphones and in-vehicle technology, one way to make a big difference is by changing...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/346013/put-down-the-phone-battling-distracted-driving

Categories: Drivers, Operations, Safety

Texas A&M Transportation Institute recently published its 2019 Urban Mobility report and the picture it paints is of an urban gridlock issue that has only...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/338932/traffic-congestion-costs-americans-166-billion-annually

Categories: Connected Fleets, Drivers, Safety, Safety & Compliance, Technology

A new J.D. Power survey finds car buyer demand for semi-autonomous safety technology is threatened by overbearing alerts that are causing many to disable...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/339369/nanny-state-new-safety-tech-annoys-drivers

Categories: Drivers, Legal/Legislative, Operations

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 18 signed Assembly Bill 5 into law, a measure that trucking interests in the state say will wipe out the ability to...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/340607/california-governor-signs-law-that-threatens-independent-contractor-status

Categories: Drivers, Safety, Technology, Vehicle Research

In the future, your truck will know who you are, how you want things set up, where you’re going, and when you need to get there.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/331774/how-future-trucks-will-intelligently-adapt-to-their-drivers

Categories: Drivers, Fleet Management, Operations

It should come as no surprise that drivers prioritize the best pay possible, but another avenue to keep them could be much cheaper —  earn their trust.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/334255/if-fleets-want-to-retain-drivers-pay-and-trust-are-where-to-begin