Bill Gibson, director of national sales for ELMS, passed away on August 26, 2021, in Orlando, Fla., following a brief illness. Gibson is best remembered for his fleet career at General Motors, where he retired on April 30, 2011, as director, sales for General Motors Fleet & Commercial Operations. He worked at GM for 38 years, which included 21 years in GM Fleet & Commercial Operation, which included rental, commercial, and global fleet sales.
August 28, 2021
RESTON, VA – ZoomSafer released a survey showing that 32 percent of companies have knowledge or evidence of on-the-job crashes that occurred as a result of employee distraction from use of cell phones while driving.
May 19, 2011
WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced new anti-distracted driving regulations for drivers transporting hazardous materials, commercial truck and bus drivers, and rail operators at the 2010 national Distracted Driving Summit on Sept. 21.
September 23, 2010
CROSSVILLE, TN - A long haul trucker aims to provide crucial information on how the normal, everyday driver of a non-commercial vehicle can drive safely around commercial vehicles.
May 17, 2010
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Of 7,316 commercial vehicles, 1,636 were cited and removed from service by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
June 12, 2009
HARRISBURG, PA – The Pennsylvania State Police Department inspected 2,281 commercial vehicles and placed 144 vehicles and 78 drivers out of service May 13 during Operation SAFE Driver.
May 22, 2009
AUSTIN, TX – Commercial vehicles and large trucks in Texas would be required to give bicyclists and other vulnerable road users at least six feet of passing clearance under the "Safe Passing" bill, according to The Houston Chronicle.
May 12, 2009
LA PLATA, MD – In just two days of enforcement, police issued 203 traffic citations and 209 warnings to commercial vehicle drivers in Southern Maryland, according to the Southern Maryland Online.
April 21, 2009
HARRISBURG, PA – Out of 1,258 commercial vehicles inspected, 243 were placed out of service, and Pennsylvania state police issued 791 traffic citations and 1,917 written warnings for vehicle and driver violations.
April 13, 2009