Seven small grant projects focus on freight mobility in rural areas
The Department of Transportation has publicized a list of 10 infrastructure projects it hopes to provid…
Category: Collision Prevention
CarriersEdge: Training course to help truck drivers focus on the road
To help drivers keep their focus, and to educate them on the warning signs that distractions are becoming a threat, CarriersEdge has introduced a new course on distracted driving.
By combining text, images, interactivity and real-world scenarios, th…
CarriersEdge: Training course to help truck drivers focus on the road
To help drivers keep their focus, and to educate them on the warning signs that distractions are becoming a threat, CarriersEdge has introduced a new course on distracted driving.
By combining text, images, interactivity and real-world scenarios, th…
Helping drivers and their families when the unthinkable happens
Truck driver Robert Palm knows what it’s like to be on the road, away from friends and family when a medical emergency strikes. The 35-year highway veteran was severely injured in a crash in 1997. He was hospitalized again in 2010, far from his home, with a ruptured appendix.
Helping drivers and their families when the unthinkable happens
Truck driver Robert Palm knows what it’s like to be on the road, away from friends and family when a medical emergency strikes. The 35-year highway veteran was severely injured in a crash in 1997. He was hospitalized again in 2010, far from his home, with a ruptured appendix.
Bendix wants more discussion of automated vehicle ‘ecosystem’
Wide range of advanced automation elements need to be in synch before self-driving vehicles truly possible, company says.
Self-driving trucks are an attention-getting image — and a problematic oversimplification, pointed out Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems. The company is stressing that “delivering advanced automated technologies involves more than just technology.”
Bendix wants more discussion of automated vehicle ‘ecosystem’
Wide range of advanced automation elements need to be in synch before self-driving vehicles truly possible, company says.
Self-driving trucks are an attention-getting image — and a problematic oversimplification, pointed out Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems. The company is stressing that “delivering advanced automated technologies involves more than just technology.”
Now’s the time to reinforce safe driving
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has set October 15-21 as the dates for this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week. The annual event is a partnership between CVSA and the Federal Motor Carriers Association.
The goal of the effort is to &ldqu…
Now’s the time to reinforce safe driving
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has set October 15-21 as the dates for this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week. The annual event is a partnership between CVSA and the Federal Motor Carriers Association.
The goal of the effort is to &ldqu…
USA Truck appoints new vp, safety and risk management
USA Truck Inc. announced it has appointed Allen Lowry as vice president of safety and risk management.
According to the company, Lowry joins USA Truck with more than 25 years of safety, risk management and leadership experience in the transportation…