The new tools from Ford include real-time driver coaching through its SYNC 4 voice assistant that alerts drivers anytime they exceed a speed limit, rapidly accelerate, brake harshly, idle excessively, or fail to fasten a seatbelt
November 12, 2020
Automotive Fleet spoke to the president of two delivery fleets to talk about how this pandemic has affected his daily operations and the challenges he's facing.
March 23, 2020
Continental's technology division unveiled three new advanced vehicle control and interface systems at the NACV Show in Atlanta.
November 7, 2019
It should come as no surprise that drivers prioritize the best pay possible, but another avenue to keep them could be much cheaper — earn their trust.
June 18, 2019
In the wake of several Idaho arrests of truck drivers hauling industrial grade hemp, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued an updated legal clarification of its new guidelines.
May 31, 2019
The ATRI board of directors has approved the 2019 Top Research Priorities, a list of recommended research topics identified by ATRI’s research advisory committee based on critical trucking industry issues.
March 25, 2019
Lytx has relaunched its video telematics-based solutions into four offerings that help provide visibility, safety, and efficiency to the fleets who use them, according to the company.
March 14, 2019
A new study by ATRI details issues and solutions related to marijuana-impaired driving, documenting the most promising methods to identify and deter drivers who may use the drug.
March 14, 2019
Trucking companies that use owner-operator independent contractors may not be able to rely on arbitration clauses to protect them from lawsuits in the wake of a new U.S. Supreme Court decision.
January 15, 2019
Only 6% of all truck drivers in North America are women. But the data suggests they are not only safer behind the wheel, but more stable as a long-term employee.
December 16, 2018
The Comdata OnRoad App is a digital platform designed to reduce the time it takes drivers to send and receive money and offers increased visibility into the availability of driver funds.
December 3, 2018
A winter storm that threatens snow, ice, and rain along the way will carve a path form the Gulf of Mexico to southeastern Canada starting Wednesday night Nov. 14 and running through Friday Nov. 16, according to AccuWeather.
November 14, 2018
With a growing variety of fleet management software and applications, requests for further integrations with video and other services, advancements, and enhancements continue to be in high demand.
November 12, 2018
The Department of Transportation plans to add four prescription opioids – hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone and oxycodone – to the existing DOT drug-testing panel for screening truck drivers and other "safety-sensitive" transportation workers. This final rule is to take effect on Jan. 1.
November 10, 2017
Having decided to grant part of a United Parcel Service request for a limited 5-year exemption from some provisions of the electronic logging device mandate, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will now allow all motor carriers — not just UPS — and drivers to make use of two new temporary exemptions from the ELD rule.
October 20, 2017
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