Marianne Matthews contributes safety news and articles for the Fleet Safety newsletter. She is an experienced trade editor.
Marianne Matthews
Contributor
MENU
SEARCHMENUSEARCHContributor
Marianne Matthews contributes safety news and articles for the Fleet Safety newsletter. She is an experienced trade editor.
Remind your drivers how to spot drivers under the influence as well as what to do when they encounter one.
Read More →
All drivers are vulnerable to drowsy driving, but commercial drivers are at higher risk as they log more and often longer consecutive hours on the road than the average motorist.
Read More →
High-tech features and advanced driver assistance systems are becoming more readily available, and they have the potential to reduce the rates of crashes, fatalities and injuries on the nation’s roadways.
Read More →
Five seconds is the average time a person looks down at a cell phone to text or email — the equivalent of driving the length of an entire football field at 55 mph with one's eyes closed.
Read More →
Follow these nine steps for avoiding rear-end collisions, which have become a costly source of fleet repair costs.
Read More →
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has recognized Robert Wunderlich, director of the Center for Transportation Safety at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute with a 2019 Public Service award.
Read More →
The annual accident rate for commercial fleets is around 20% and the average cost of a fleet accident is $70,000 — almost double the cost of the typical workplace injury.
Read More →
While the number of recalls increased to 914 in 2018 as compared to 810 in 2017, the number of affected vehicles fell to 29.3 million as compared with 30.6 million in 2017, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data.
Read More →
When you back up a vehicle, it's important to pivot your body and place your left hand in the right position on the wheel.
Read More →
Severe winter weather can often lead to potholes, which show up in the spring. That's because potholes are often caused when water seeps into soil under the pavement and then freezes and thaws, weakening the road.
Read More →