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NewsSeptember 11, 2009

Ford Backs Handheld Texting Ban

WASHINGTON - Ford said the ban will help promote a more "rapid transition hands-free and voice-activated technologies."

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NewsSeptember 8, 2009

Commercial Drivers Less Likely to Wear Seat Belts

VINELAND, NJ - Only 72 percent of commercial vehicle drivers wear seat belts compared with 90 percent of passenger-vehicle motorists surveyed by the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization and South Jersey Traffic Safety Alliance.

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NewsSeptember 1, 2009

Avoiding Distracted Driving Lesson Now Available from DriverCare Web-Based Training

TREVOSE, PA - The dangers and causes of distracted driving and ways to avoid it are the subject of a new DriverCare Web-Based Training lesson, The CEI Group, Inc.

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NewsAugust 12, 2009

Most Older Drivers Unaware of Medications' Impact

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- According to a new study, 95 percent of respondents 55 and older have had at least one medical condition and 78 percent use one or more medications. However, only 28 percent indicated some awareness of the potential impact on driving performance that these medications can have.

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NewsJuly 8, 2009

Study: Alexandria, Va., Drivers Most Improved

NORTHBROOK, IL --- The Allstate Insurance Co. today released its fifth annual Allstate America's Best Drivers Report, which ranks America's 200 largest cities in terms of car collision frequency to identify which cities have the safest drivers according to Allstate data.

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NewsJuly 8, 2009

Some Simple Driving Tips

Here's a list of safe-driving practices that you may want to pass along to your fleet drivers.

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NewsJuly 2, 2009

Hours of Service Subject of New Online Lessons From DriverCare Web-Based Training

TREVOSE, PA - Drivers of heavy-duty trucks can now receive online training in current U.S. federal hours of service regulations and correct log book procedures from DriverCare Web-Based Training.

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NewsJune 24, 2009

Commercial Truck Driver Charged With Murder in Calif.

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, CA --- The Los Angeles County D.A.'s office announced that a commercial truck driver, whose runaway big rig hit several cars in La Canada Flintridge in April, has been indicted on two counts of murder.

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NewsJune 2, 2009

AMEC Sees Benefits in Strict Cell Phone Policies

BOSTON – AMEC, a global engineering firm, is one of several companies that has benefited from increasing policies on employee cell phone usage while driving on company time, according to the Boston Globe.

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NewsMay 12, 2009

FMCSA Offers Driver Safety Web Site for Fleets

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration now offers a commercial motor vehicle Web-based safety training program for both drivers and fleet safety managers responsible for driver training.

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