Categories: Drivers, Safety, Safety & Compliance

The Trump administration's move to halt progress on a proposal that would have required sleep apnea screening for truck drivers and train engineers was met...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/157614/scuttling-of-sleep-apnea-screening-proposal-draws-heated-reactions

Categories: Drivers, Safety, Safety & Compliance

While the concept of defensive driving has been around for 50 years, in-cab driver training company Instructional Technologies Inc., makers of Pro-Tread,...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/157773/new-defense-system-addresses-defensive-driver-training

Categories: Drivers, Safety, Technology

Between drivers retiring without enough recruits to take their place, and demand rapidly growing, the need for qualified professionals is expected to...

https://www.globalfleetmanagement.com/343356/igen-appealing-to-a-new-generation-of-drivers

Categories: Drivers, Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs), Safety, Safety & Compliance, Technology, Telematics

Using telematics as a driver coaching tool can improve driver performance, boosting fleet fuel economy and reducing idling. It can also improve safety.

https://www.businessfleet.com/10133141/5-ways-to-coach-truck-drivers-using-telematics

Categories: Connected Fleets, Drivers, Fleet Management, Products, Sustainability, Telematics, Vehicle OEM, Vehicle Research

The new tools from Ford include real-time driver coaching through its SYNC 4 voice assistant that alerts drivers anytime they exceed a speed limit, rapidly...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10130223/ford-launches-new-ev-monitoring-and-vehicle-monitoring-tools

Categories: Drivers, Safety, Safety & Compliance

Some truck drivers have reported looting of packages, bricks being thrown, and other dangerous situations sometimes encountered when they are in areas where...

https://www.globalfleetmanagement.com/359843/how-drivers-can-stay-safe-during-george-floyd-protests

Categories: Drivers, Safety

Scott Woodrome, a FedEx Freight driver with 25 years in the industry, was named Grand Champion of the American Trucking Associations' 2019 National Truck...

https://www.globalfleetmanagement.com/338457/fedex-freight-driver-takes-top-honors-at-national-truck-driving-championships

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.globalfleetmanagement.com/339369/nanny-state-new-safety-tech-annoys-drivers

Categories: Drivers, Safety, Safety & Compliance

A recent study found a higher rate of drug use by prospective drivers than was previously believed to be the case. Part three of HDT's Trucking Under the...

https://www.globalfleetmanagement.com/340132/digging-into-truck-driver-drug-use

Categories: Drivers, Safety, Safety & Compliance

DOT-Required urine testing has known shortcomings but in an industry faced with difficulty finding and keeping qualified drivers, some worry that stricter...

https://www.globalfleetmanagement.com/341811/is-there-a-better-way-to-drug-test