
Fleets are encouraged to review company driver motor vehicle reports more than once a year, as this will help further limit potential liability risks resulting from a crash.
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With today’s sophisticated vehicles, fortunately, brake failure isn't a common occurrence. However, even the unexpected can happen — and if it does, it can be a frightening and dangerous situation.
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A special commission charged with finding a reliable method for testing and prosecuting drugged drivers in Massachusetts met on Aug. 10 to examine all types of impaired driving with the exception of alcohol.
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An estimated 18,720 people died on U.S. roadways between January and June, compared to 18,770 during the same period last year, according to preliminary data from the National Safety Council.
Read More →Negligent entrustment lawsuits typically focus on whether the company has an established safety policy and whether it enforces those policies.
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Follow these tips to stay safe if you're driving during a lightning storm.
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A new device developed by Oakland-based Hound Labs can detect whether a driver has smoked marijuana in the last two hours — a peak impairment timeframe.
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Despite the best laid plans of iron-clad fleet safety policies, accidents will happen, and commercial drivers need to know what to do when the time comes.
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Delaware has earned the top spot as the strictest state for reckless driving in a recent national analysis. The nation's first state issues the highest number of penalties, and ranks eighth in enforcing speed limits. Virginia ranks at the top of the list for enforcing speeding.
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A survey of close to 150,000 adults in 19 states and the District of Columbia found that nearly 4% of respondents reported they had fallen asleep while driving at least once in the previous 30 days, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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