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Dangers Of Daylight Saving Time For truckers
Monday, March 11, 2019 - 1:35pm | 1733Read More...Today is the first workday of Daylight Saving Time (DST) in 2019. FreightWaves Market Expert Dean Croke writes about the effects of the one-hour shift to DST and the deadly consequences it has over the short- and long-term. He also goes into the pros and cons of this supposed energy-saving...
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Worklete Reduces Workplace Injuries By Leveraging Technology And Behavioral Science
Friday, March 1, 2019 - 12:54pm | 879Read More...Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves Because the logistics industry has multiple job descriptions that include demanding physical labor, musculoskeletal injuries like back spasms and shoulder wounds are a common occurrence. Workplace injuries are difficult – not just for workers but also for the...
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Startup Has Designs To Stop Rollovers Before They Happen
Friday, March 1, 2019 - 12:34pm | 966Read More...Technologies can help prevent rollovers, but a new startup company is looking to influence driver behavior to prevent rollovers from every occurring. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) In late 2017, a new federal regulation requiring all Class 8 6x4 tractors sold to include full electronic stability...
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Daimler Shows Why A Level 2 Autonomous Safety Package Should Be Standard On All Trucks
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 10:38am | 1480Read More...The 2020 model year Freightliner New Cascadia features technologies that qualify it as a Level 2 autonomous, but drivers shouldn't be scared off by that. (Photo: Brian Straight/FreightWaves) What happens when a truck driver becomes distracted and pulls his or her attention from the road,...
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Video Safety Initiatives Reduce Driver Turnover And Improve Driving Behavior
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 12:49pm | 935Read More...Of the several factors that play a role in driver retention, pay structure is certainly one of them. With an ongoing shortage of qualified drivers, fleets – both private and for-hire – are looking to hold on to their drivers by providing attractive pay and bonus structures. Walmart...
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Expand Third-Party Testing? CDL Testing Delays Costing States, Drivers Billions Of Dollars
Friday, February 1, 2019 - 12:33pm | 1209Read More...Last fall, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) made public the results of a survey that showed no wait times, beyond a 14-day federal and various state-mandated wait times, for new truck drivers taking their behind-the-wheel skills test to obtain a commercial driver's...
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Research Reveals Mixed ELD Safety Effects
Friday, February 1, 2019 - 12:16pm | 713Read More...Mandating the use of electronic logging devices (ELDs) was aimed ultimately at reducing accidents and improving safety, but new research shows mixed results toward that goal so far. An academic team led by Alex Scott, assistant professor of supply chain management at Northeastern University's D...
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Truck Safety Groups Push Congress For Speed Limiter Mandate
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - 9:42pm | 1136Read More...After failing to get two previous presidential administrations to require trucks to set their speed limiter devices to 65 mph, safety lobbyists are bypassing regulators and taking their case to the new Congress instead. A coalition led by Road Safe America and the Truck Safety Coalition is using...
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Funding Public Transportation Projects Would Reduce Road Casualties
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - 12:18pm | 1065Read More...In the list of things that sound American, owning a car would possibly be at the top. This is not just a stereotype anymore; the U.S. ranks second in the world in the list of motor vehicles owned, with 910 vehicles per 1,000 people – only below San Marino, a microstate less than one-tenth the...
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Governing The Road Safety Governors - Australian Reform Underway
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 - 12:48pm | 1012Read More...A high-level review of road safety governance has begun in Australia. Michael McCormack, who holds the posts of Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Minister for Transport, has announced the Terms of Reference. "When it comes to keeping our roads safe, we all share responsibility which is why the...
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Dirty Is Dangerous, Warns Truck Safety Regulator
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 - 12:45pm | 1150Read More...Operators of trucking fleets have been warned by Australia's National Heavy Vehicle Regulator of the safety risks posed by dirty truck parts during visual safety inspections. Dirt on truck parts might be obscuring dangerous flaws, it stated. Inspections of heavy vehicles are needed both to...
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Waiting To Load Means Danger On The Road
Monday, January 28, 2019 - 5:58pm | 1419Read More...Driver detention has been causing headaches and lost wages for years, but the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate has shone a spotlight on the issue like never before. For the first time, carriers have the data to back up what they have always known. Spireon hosted a webinar in collaboration...
