THE CAR AND TRUCK FLEET AND LEASING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
The Office of Traffic Safety in Nevada recently funded an initiative that put extra patrols on the roadways to crack down on motorists who speed.
Nevada has enacted several new traffic laws for 2020 including stiffer penalties for speeding and an expanded move-over law.
The maximum fine for first-time speeders in Nevada is $1,000 — the highest penalty in the country and more than triple of any other state.
Major cities include Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester, and Duluth, Minn.; St. Louis, Kansas City, Columbia, and Jefferson City, Mo.; and Las Vegas, Henderson, and Reno, Nev.
Nevada is considering legislation that would allow police to use a device known as a "textalyzer," which connects to a cell phone and looks for user activity, to determine if a driver was texting during a car crash.
For the 2020-2021 budget, $2.58 million of the total $5.6 million has been derived from ride-hailing groups.
Velocity Truck Centers, a commercial vehicle dealership group in the Southwest, has acquired Sierra Freightliner Sterling Western Star, extending the company’s reach in Nevada.
Montana's drunk driving enforcement rates as the worst in the nation, while five other states have the most robust enforcement in the nation, according to a report from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).
According to published reports, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reached out to California and Nevada DMV officials to set up tests of his all-electric Class 8 truck in platooning operations on public highways.
Iowa, Maryland, Nevada and Tennessee have each won a $15,000 grant to spend on efforts to prevent drowsy driving.