[companyInfo] Read the latest from industry publications on information related to legislation and Hours of Service (HOS): FMCSA officially amends hours rule to remove break requirement for short haulers The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a final rule this week that officially provides an exemption of the 30-minute break requirement of the current hours […]
[companyInfo] Police Using GPS Tracking ‘Bullets’ to Trail Cars in Chases (UPI) — Police have a new tool for catching criminals on the run. State troopers in Iowa and police in St. Petersburg, Fla., now have the ability to fire sticky GPS-loaded “bullets” from an air cannon in the front of a patrol car. If […]
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 […]
At the official start of the inaugural Global Fleet Management Conference, Mike Antich, Editor of Automotive Fleet, gave The State of the Commercial Fleet Market address, which included his list of upcoming trends for 2014.
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.