Categories: Drivers, Safety

The most distracted truck drivers are nearly 72% more likely to be involved in a “near collision” than other drivers, according to new data insights...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10147748/omnitracs-reports-on-risks-and-costs-of-distracted-truck-drivers

Categories: Drivers, Fleet Management, Safety, Safety & Compliance

Trucking is caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to marijuana, between public opinion and increasingly liberal state laws on cannabis use on...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/317787/panel-explores-legalized-marijuana-impacts-on-trucking-industry

Categories: Drivers, Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs), Fleet Management, Operations, Safety & Compliance

In an 11th-hour request, the attorney general of Indiana has proposed that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration delay implementation of the...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/143250/indiana-wants-eld-rule-delayed

Categories: Drivers, Safety, Safety & Compliance, Safety & Risk Management

According to a survey conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 86% truck and bus drivers now regularly use their safety belts while...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/143015/seat-belt-use-by-truck-and-bus-drivers-rises-to-an-all-time-high

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

With less than six weeks until the Dec. 18 deadline for fleets to install mandatory electronic logging devices, it looks like there will still be a lot of...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/142954/survey-shows-more-than-half-of-small-fleets-not-yet-eld-compliant

Categories: Drivers, Fleet Management, Safety, Safety & Risk Management

Transportation agencies in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan have formed the Smart Belt Coalition that will focus on automated and connected vehicle initiatives.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/138671/states-create-smart-belt-coalition-to-collaborate-on-autonomous-vehicles

Categories: Drivers, Fleet Management, Operations

Amazon has unveiled what some are calling Uber for last-mile delivery, after the fast-growing service that replaces traditional taxis with an app that links...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/131687/amazon-flex-program-is-like-uber-for-last-mile-delivery

Categories: Drivers, Products, Safety & Compliance, Telematics

With some industry observers worrying about whether the supply of electronic logging devices will meet the demand as we near the Dec. 17 deadline to install...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/142243/j-j-keller-program-lets-fleets-reserve-elds

Categories: Drivers, Safety, Safety & Compliance

A survey asking drivers to rank the states with the rudest drivers found that the worst offenders were from Idaho.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/125370/survey-ranks-the-states-with-the-rudest-drivers

Categories: Drivers, Fleet Management, Operations, Safety & Compliance

Meteorologists say the storm could dump up to 30 inches of water on the Texas and Louisiana coasts and are urging drivers to stay off of roads.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/141880/travel-advisories-in-affect-as-hurricane-harvey-nears-texas-coastline