GPS Trackit recently introduced a new Driver Safety Alert that tracks hard turns. Driver Safety Alerts already track and report driving behaviors like rapid acceleration, hard braking, and seatbelt usage. GPS Trackit engineers have now added the ability to identify ‘hard turns’ to the alert list.
Read the latest from industry publications on information related to legislation and driver safety: Good Drivers Leaving in Droves; New HOS Hurting Safety, Carriers Say Recent changes in the hours-of-service rule have delivered yet another regulatory blow to the trucking industry’s overall operating efficiency and its ability to retain qualified drivers, a panel of fleet […]
Read the latest from industry publications on information related to vehicle maintenance: Tire Expenses: Manage to Minimize Effective management of tire costs is more important now than ever and will continue to grow in importance, but if you are not able to accurately measure what your fleet spends on tires, there is no way you […]
Read the latest from industry publications on conferences and councils related to fleet management.
Drive Safely Work Week 2013 toolkits now available at no cost. Monday, October 7, 2013 launches The Network of Employers for Traffic Safety’s (NETS) national Drive Safely Work Week (DSWW) campaign. This year’s DSWW campaign theme is “Gear Up for Safe Driving – Mind, Body, Vehicle.”
Distracted driving. Studies show that drivers having cellphone conversations do not process up to 50% and possibly even more of the information that is vital to their driving environment.
[companyInfo] Fleet Safety Tip of the Week: Spotting Signs of a Staged Vehicle Crash Some collisions aren’t really accidents at all; they’re carefully planned and executed as part of a criminal plot to commit insurance fraud. The FBI estimates that this type of crash costs the insurance industry $20 billion annually. It’s important that your fleet drivers recognize […]
Two new vehicle alerts that track the amount of time a driver has been behind the wheel have been added to GPS Trackit’s Fleet Manager vehicle tracking system. The alerts were created in response to concerns about drivers spending too much time behind the wheel, which research has shown is detrimental to a driver’s ability to focus and respond to changing road conditions.
Risks and Solutions for Working Drivers and Daily Commuters Many people in modern American society rely on long daily commutes to and from work, or spend the better part of a workday in vehicles. Some perform field services. Some make deliveries. Some serve as first responders. Some transport others by taxi or bus. Some […]
[companyInfo] Read the latest from industry publications on sleep and driver safety: ATA Applauds Introduction of Sleep Apnea Legislation American Trucking Associations applauded Reps. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) and Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) for introducing legislation to ensure that if the federal government sets standards for sleep apnea screening and testing of professional truck and bus drivers, […]