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New research from SambaSafety finds significant differences in speeding rates across fleet industries, even as nearly 90% of surveyed fleets report using telematics.
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SANTA ANA, CA - Topics include tire construction and retreading, TPMS, tire number and letter meanings, and how to reduce costs and improve safety.
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Seven diverse fleets share their strategies for identifying high-risk drivers, as well as the training programs and successful corrective methods used to address issues that arise when employing such drivers.
Read More →ATLANTA - UPS inducted 1,122 drivers into its "Circle of Honor," raising the number of active drivers who have avoided accidents for 25 years or more to 5,248.
Read More →WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on Feb. 1 announced it was incorporating the provisions of six widely used cargo tank special permits into federal hazardous materials regulations.
Read More →WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on Jan. 31 issued a regulatory proposal that would require interstate commercial truck and bus companies to install electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs) to monitor their drivers' hours-of-service (HOS) compliance.
Read More →GUADALAJARA, JALISCO, MEXICO - The U.S. Consulate General in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Feb. 3 issued a safety recommendation that all U.S. citizens not drive at night in the Guadalajara area because of escalated criminal activity there.
Read More →WASHINGTON - American Suzuki Motor Corp. is recalling 32,291 model-year 2009-2011 Grand Vitara SUVs and model-year 2010-2011 SX4 crossover vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.
Read More →WASHINGTON - Ford Motor Co. is recalling 1,658 model-year 2011 Explorers that were manufactured from July 15 through Dec. 13 of 2010. The second-row seats on the recalled SUVs don't meet all federal standards and pose a safety risk in the event of a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.
Read More →ANNAPOLIS, MD - Maryland legislators are considering a bill (SB 48) that would prohibit the installation of a salvaged air bag in a motor vehicle. The bill would also require collision repairers to maintain certain records in connection with the sale or installation of a vehicle air bag.
Read More →This week's tip, taken from the California Driver Handbook, concerns what precautions drivers should take -- and what protocols are in play -- when they encounter a blind pedestrian. You may want to pass this list along to your fleet drivers as a friendly reminder.
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