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

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, Global Fleet, Safety, Safety & Compliance

Instructional Technologies and SambaSafety announced a partnership the companies say will let customers evaluate driver performance, identify safety issues,...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/352284/instructional-technologies-and-sambasafety-ink-driving-training-partnership

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, Global Fleet, Safety

To get drivers on-board with certain technologies, fleets must properly train the coaches as well as the drivers on how the technology works and why it’s...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10129016/implementing-an-effective-driver-coaching-program

Categories: Drivers, Operations, Small Fleet

On March 18, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in a case involving the alleged misclassification of California owner-operator drivers as...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/328115/supreme-court-turndown-not-the-end-of-california-independent-contractor-battle

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

More than 90% of commercial drivers believe that reading a text while behind the wheel of their company vehicle is considered distracted driving, yet nearly...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/328369/72-of-commercial-drivers-admit-to-distracted-driving

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

The U.S. Postal Service has begun using a virtual reality-based simulator to train drivers in its Brooklyn, New York, and Tampa, Florida, districts,...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/142781/u-s-postal-service-using-vr-to-train-drivers

Categories: Drivers, Safety, Safety & Compliance

Autonomous vehicle developers have apparently decided the Grand Canyon state is the ideal place to test out their new technology.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/141693/autonomous-technology-heats-up-arizona

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

The Alliance for Driver Safety & Security, commonly known as the Trucking Alliance, announced that its carrier members must use four truck-safety...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/142870/trucking-alliance-adopts-aaa-advanced-safety-tech-recommendations

Categories: Drivers, Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Technology

The Truckload Carriers Association named its Best Fleets to Drive for 2020, with Illinois-based Nussbaum Transportation taking large carrier honors and...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/352291/nussbaum-nabs-tcas-best-fleet-to-drive-for-honors