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Bendix receives Frost & Sullivan Product Leadership Award
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems is the recipient of the 2014 Frost & Sullivan Product Leadership Award for Overall Best Supplier of Advanced Safety Systems for Heavy-Duty Trucks. Frost & Sullivan honored Bendix as the premier manufacturer of advanced safety enhancement products in the North American heavy-duty market, citing the company’s technological expertise and wide range […]
October 22, 2014
Business
Video evidence: the next wave of driver scoring
Video-based risk management systems have become the next wave of technology used to score driver performance. These systems show the conditions inside and outside the cab that caused a risky event to occur. With the additional content, fleet managers can quickly determine the root cause of poor performance and coach drivers on how to improve.
October 15, 2014
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ATA ‘recommitted’ to safety, Graves says in annual address; calls on Obama to fix roads
A reorganized ATA is recommitted to being known as a “safety-first organization,” ATA President and CEO Bill Graves emphasized in his annual “State of the Industry” address Monday at the ATA Management Conference and Exhibition.
October 7, 2014
Business
Britton Transport, Kriska Holdings named Volvo Trucks Safety Award winners
Prescott, Ontario-based fleet Kriska Holdings Limited and Grand Forks, N.D.-based Britton Transport were honored by Volvo Trucks and Michelin America Truck Tires with the 2014 Volvo Trucks Safety Award at the 2014 American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition in San Diego. Both companies were selected based on U.S. Department of Transportation recordable accident frequency […]
October 7, 2014
Business
Zonar to offer GreenRoad driver monitoring app
Zonar has completed an agreement with GreenRoad to offer its real-time driver feedback and driver behavior monitoring application on the Zonar 2020 mobile tablet.
October 6, 2014
Business
SmartDrive adds 4-camera option to driver safety system
SmartDrive Systems, a provider of video-based driving performance systems, announced new camera configuration options to obtain a 360-degree view of the vehicle.
October 6, 2014
Business
Long Haul Trucking to deploy DriveCam fleetwide
Lytx, Inc. (formerly DriveCam Inc.), a global provider of delivering video-based driver safety and compliance systems, announced that Long Haul Trucking, Inc. has deployed its DC Protect program, part of the DriveCam powered by Lytx family of products. The Minnesota-based company trialed the program for several months and took advantage of Lytx’s combination of video, […]
October 6, 2014
Business
M&W Transportation deploys SmartDrive fleetwide
SmartDrive Systems announced that M&W Transportation Company, Inc. (M&W), a family-owned, asset-based truckload carrier deployed SmartDrive’s video-based safety program across its fleet.
September 29, 2014
Business
Double Coin and CMA notify NHTSA of non-compliant sidewall markings on tire models
Double Coin and CMA formally notified the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration (NHTSA) last month of non-compliant sidewall markings on certain Double Coin branded TBR tires produced by Double Coin Holdings, LLC. After a full audit in June 2014, CMA notified NHTSA that certain Double Coin tires omitted the Load Range symbol. As confirmed by […]
September 16, 2014
Business
Smarter than a supermodel? What you don’t know about hi-tech will hurt you
Networks. Automation. Connectivity. The cloud. This isn’t your grandfather’s transportation system, or even you father’s. Part 1 of this look at high-tech trucks and data-driven operations reviews recent developments in transportation systems and the vulnerability of a connected world.
September 3, 2014
Business
CNBC series an ‘outrageously inaccurate’ view of trucking, ATA says
ATA President and CEO Bill Graves has written CNBC to express “disappointment” over the depiction of the industry in a recent series of reports on trucking – and to invite the network to the upcoming truck driving championships to see “just how serious our industry’s commitment to safety is.”
August 7, 2014
Business
Lytx tailors video-based safety system to fit smaller fleets
DC Protect is tailor-made for smaller, often lean organizations that still need and want to actively protect their fleets. DC Protect enables fleets in this market to increase safety and significantly reduce collision costs, the company says.
June 27, 2014
Business
SmartDrive designs custom scoring feature
SmartDrive Systems announced a new feature of its safety program called Custom Coaching and Scoring. The addition to its video-based safety program lets fleets easily tune the program to their individual risk priorities and safety policies.
June 27, 2014
Business
ProSight insurance teams up with SmartDrive
ProSight SpecialtyInsurance (“ProSight”), an insurance provider for the transportation industry, announced SecureFleet, a complimentary risk management system that uses SmartDrive’s video-based event recorder and driver management system. The offering was developed exclusively for ProSight’s niche transportation customers.
June 20, 2014
Business
Schneider honors new Hall of Fame Drivers
There’s no better way to glorify the greats than a hall of fame. Football superstars are enshrined annually in Canton, Ohio. Mere miles away in Cleveland, rock and roll influencers and trendsetters are celebrated for their contributions to music. Now Schneider, one of the nation’s largest truckload carriers, is following suit and honoring legends in […]
June 12, 2014
Business
Con-Way Freight honors 3 million mile safe driver
Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), today announced that professional driver, David Frazier, surpassed the career milestone of driving 3 million consecutive, accident-free miles. Frazier, who started with Con-way in 1987, is the fourth of Con-way Freight’s 15,000 drivers nationwide to reach this safe-driving achievement. He joins the […]
June 5, 2014
Business
Watchdog report criticizes DOD hazmat shipping, use of CSA
When it comes to hazmat, the Department of Defense is sometimes a careless, carrier-unfriendly shipper – and instances of denying truck drivers access to secure parking could be catastrophic, a recent oversight report concludes. The report also cautions that CSA has shortcomings as a tool for DOD’s carrier selection process.
May 28, 2014
Business
Omnitracs to host free safety webinar, May 29
Omnitracs, a provider of integrated wireless systems, applications and services to transportation and logistics companies, will host a live, interactive webinar, titled “Reduce Your Risks—Enhance Your Safety Program,” on Thursday, May 29 at 10:00 a.m. PDT.
May 22, 2014
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