Categories: Safety

The rear axle horizontal mounting bolt may fracture, causing the driveshaft to disconnect. That can result in a loss of drive power or a vehicle rollaway if...

https://www.government-fleet.com/10208319/ford-recalls-over-238-000-explorers-pius-over-vehicle-rollaway-concern

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

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' engineers will integrate Google's self-driving technology into the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan under a new partnership...

https://www.government-fleet.com/134952/fca-to-add-google-self-driving-tech-to-pacifica-hybrid

Categories: Legal & Legislative, Safety, Small Fleet, Telematics, Telematics & Technology

A newly-formed alliance of fleet associations, telematics providers, and the nation's largest rental car provider have asked the Federal Trade Commission...

https://www.government-fleet.com/311177/fleet-alliance-seeking-control-of-vehicle-data

Categories: Safety

See how fleets from Florida and South Carolina prepared and responded to one of the strongest hurricanes to slam the United States in recorded history.

https://www.government-fleet.com/10182524/fleets-mobilize-in-hurricane-ian-response

Categories: Safety, Small Fleet

A new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association highlights the costs of drowsy driving -- in lives and dollars -- and what steps states can take...

https://www.government-fleet.com/136293/drowsy-driving-persists-as-fatal-crash-cause

Categories: Maintenance, Safety, Small Fleet

Michelin North America Inc. joins the ranks of tiremakers to shut down some tire production in the U.S. and Canada. But Michelin says it will keep some...

https://www.government-fleet.com/353720/michelin-will-close-some-plants-in-the-u-s-and-canada

Categories: Safety

Trimble Earthworks for excavators software works in parallel with CM Labs’ software and runs on a tablet, which the user can connect to the simulator.

https://www.government-fleet.com/10152855/cm-labs-offers-trimble-earthworks-grade-control-platform-on-excavator-simulator

Categories: Safety, Safety & Compliance, Small Fleet

The action covers 2,590 2015 model-year trucks in the U.S.

https://www.government-fleet.com/132967/ford-f-150-supercrew-trucks-recalled-for-seat-belts

Categories: Maintenance, Operations, Safety, Small Fleet

New tire technologies are replacing manual processes with more efficient ways to capture tire tread depth, understand potential safety issues remotely, and...

https://www.government-fleet.com/10188464/4-ways-to-automate-tire-safety-efficiency

Categories: Safety, Safety & Risk Management, Small Fleet

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation offers advice on how to maintain a safe distance from other vehicles and decrease the chances of being involved...

https://www.government-fleet.com/142172/safety-tip-avoiding-a-rear-end-crash