It's never dull in the trucking industry. Here's what caught our eye in trucking over the past couple of weeks. Arizona wants commercialized rest areas, calls prohibition 'archaic and nonsensical' - Per federal law, states are not allowed to permit commercial activities at rest areas. A few exceptions include items designed to promote tourism, travel-related [...]
Trucking News You May Have Missed There’s never a dull moment in trucking. Here are some things that have recently caught our eye in the trucking world.
Lots of exciting happening in trucking. Here’s trucking news you need to know in case you missed it. Attracting women to trucking is about visibility - “If you want to attract women into your fleet, you have to show them they can work for you. That’s according to Jane Jazwary, CEO of CarriersEdge, who spoke [...]
What You Need to Know in Trucking It's been a crazy time for trucking. Of course, it usually is. This industry is always changing and we're affected by major events, such as weather. Here's what we found interesting this week.
Busy week in trucking news. Some good news with Rhode Island not being allowed to ban trucks off certain roads to BC adding free wifi to rest areas. Let's take a look at what you might have missed in trucking news.
The new buzz word for the past year has been “fake news.” Trucking is an easy target for reporters who know little about the industry or politicos who want to score points by demonizing trucking and truckers. But is it new? Not really. This is just the latest way to make truckers the boogeyman.
This year’s Sept. 7 Brake Safety Day follows up on CVSA’s May 3, 2017, unannounced Brake Safety Day and replaces the seven-day Brake Safety Week campaign from previous years. More than 3.4 million brakes have been inspected since the program’s inception in 1998.
Volvo Trucks´ Collision Warning with Emergency Brake demonstrates one of the industry’s most advanced safety technologies. The system alerts the driver if there is a risk of collision with a vehicle in front, activating the brakes if necessary.
Trucking News From Around The Web Speed Limit Change in Michigan - Michigan has changed speed limits on 600 mile of freeway and 900 non-freeway highway. Parts of I-75, I-69, US 131, and US 31 heve increased speeds to 75MPH for for-wheelers and 65MPH for big trucks. Parts of non-freeway highways US 2, US 23, [...]
Typically when we think of distracted driving, we think of people talking or texting. While this does make up the largest percentage of distracted driving there are many forms of distractions that lead to unsafe driving conditions. The SmartDrive Distracted Driving Snapshot for Trucking illuminates key observations about distracted driving and a verified measurement [...]
