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A new law that will reclassify a first-time offense of texting while driving as a moving violation will go into effect on July 1, 2019 in Illinois and will boost the penalty for violators.
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In 2020, 45% of Montana’s road fatalities involved a drunk driver, and there were 473 DUI arrests per 100,000 drivers, according to a new analysis from Zutobi.
Read More →New state laws taking effect this month address a range of subjects -- from drugged driving to license renewal requirements for drivers over the age of 75.
Read More →South Dakota becomes the 43rd state to prohibit texting behind the wheel for drivers of all ages.
Read More →DALLAS - Automotive Fleet spoke with AT&T spokesperson Mari Melguizo about how the company applies aspects of its initiative against texting while driving internally, including how it educates its fleet drivers about proper cell phone use while on the job.
Read More →ALPHARETTA, GA - According to National Safety Council estimates, 28 percent of crashes, or 1.6 million per year, can be attributed to talking on a cell phone and texting while driving. This is particularly troublesome because approximately 1.5 million drivers are using a cell phone at any given daylight moment, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Read More →The popularity of texting has skyrocketed over the past four years. All agree that texting and driving are incompatible. However, a texting ban could have unintended consequences of interfering with productivity devices business drivers and truckers rely on. There are numerous ramifications to overzealous prohibitions on the use of on-board electronic communications that potentially may be counter-productive to driver safety. Let's target unsafe driving behavior, not on-board productivity tools.
Read More →Drivers with access to semi-autonomous features such as automatic braking or a lane keeping system say that they're significantly more distracted while driving than drivers without the technology, according to a new study.
Read More →BLACKSBURG, VA - Truck and heavy-vehicle drivers who text-message while driving are 23.2 times more likely to be involved in a crash or near-crash as non-distracted motorists, according to new research conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.
Read More →Prioritizing safety over speed and convenience can significantly reduce collisions. Here are ways to impress this mandate on your fleet drivers.
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