Despite the Trump administration’s putting the brakes on federal rulemaking, OOIDA is ramping up its own regulatory push back: The small business trucking group has created a video demonstrating the dangers of speed-limited trucks. But are speed limiters really the issue? A veteran professional driver doesn’t think so. Better driver training and “common courtesy” are the real solutions to the problems caused by big rigs driving side by side on the freeways.
Category: Safety
Speed limiters, elephant races, and professional drivers
Despite the Trump administration’s putting the brakes on federal rulemaking, OOIDA is ramping up its own regulatory push back: The small business trucking group has created a video demonstrating the dangers of speed-limited trucks. But are speed limiters really the issue? A veteran professional driver doesn’t think so. Better driver training and “common courtesy” are the real solutions to the problems caused by big rigs driving side by side on the freeways.
What your drivers (still) don’t know about roadside inspections
Cargo securement will be a key focus for the annual Roadcheck inspection blitz this June. Here are some tips from a former DOT officer.
Back in the day, when Andy Blair se…
What your drivers (still) don’t know about roadside inspections
Cargo securement will be a key focus for the annual Roadcheck inspection blitz this June. Here are some tips from a former DOT officer.
Back in the day, when Andy Blair se…
Keeping your drivers focused in a world of distractions
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Here are some tips and insight as to how fleets and their drivers can better defend themselves against preventable accidents.
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Keeping your drivers focused in a world of distractions
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Here are some tips and insight as to how fleets and their drivers can better defend themselves against preventable accidents.
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Bison explains how it rebuilt its safety culture
A 16-year process reduced turnover and dramatically cut insurance losses for Bison Transport. But it required a complete cultural overhaul, according to the carrier’s safety director.
NASHVILLE. Garth Pitzel will tell you that in the 1990s, as Bison Transport grew into one of North America’s largest fleets by adding over 100 trucks a year, the company aimed just to be “compliant” with safety regulations while focusing more on how to deliver customer freight on time, every time.
Bison explains how it rebuilt its safety culture
A 16-year process reduced turnover and dramatically cut insurance losses for Bison Transport. But it required a complete cultural overhaul, according to the carrier’s safety director.
NASHVILLE. Garth Pitzel will tell you that in the 1990s, as Bison Transport grew into one of North America’s largest fleets by adding over 100 trucks a year, the company aimed just to be “compliant” with safety regulations while focusing more on how to deliver customer freight on time, every time.
A foundation technology for autonomous trucks
Bendix views Wingman Fusion as a “foundational technology” for self-driving trucks.
LOUISVILLE, KY. There are over 100,000 Bendix Wingman collision mitigation systems inst…
A foundation technology for autonomous trucks
LOUISVILLE, KY. There are over 100,000 Bendix Wingman collision mitigation systems installed in trucks today, and if you count the company’s older Vorad warning system, the number of forward collision warning systems on the road in trucks climb…