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Five Domino's franchises and more than 1,000 vehicles are now running on Netradyne's AI-powered fleet safety and performance platform. Designed for fleets that use personal or non-owned vehicles, FlexMount allows drivers to quickly install and remove Driver-i.
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TALLAHASEE, FL – Florida Sen. Victor Crist's recently proposed bill to ban the use of retreaded tires by most trucks in Florida is now a dead issue, according to Harvey Brodsky, managing director of the Tire Retread Information Bureau (TRIB). A required House companion bill was not forthcoming by the March deadline and this effectively tabled the Senate bill.
Read More →NORCROSS, GA – Nobilas Claims & Fleet Solutions has launched a new communication platform for the vehicle repair market. This IT platform connects all relevant parties in the vehicle accident management value chain. Through the Connect Communication Platform, Nobilas' insurance company clients benefit from instant availability of important data, enabling maximum process efficiency.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. federal trucking regulators are interested in new lane departure warning technology as a way to mitigate the rate of off-road accidents and rollovers on North American highways.
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Nearly all this year’s medium-duty Class 3-6 commercial vehicles provide upgraded braking systems and/or new brake-related features and options.
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While tires are depreciating equipment, fleet managers can control how fast tire value drops. The best way is to write, communicate, and enforce a tire management and maintenance program.
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Workers’ comp claims resulting from use of upfitted equipment is on the rise. Poor upfitting decisions often result in expensive litigation to defend against alleged negligence.
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One simple and immediate way for truck fleets to save money at the pump is to keep their tires properly inflated. By maintaining the proper inflation pressure for a given tire size and load, tires also last longer and are safer.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Public Affairs has issued a statement in response to two recent articles in the New York Times (“Making the Highways Less Safe,” the New York Times, 12/10/06; and “Loosening the Rules,” New York Times, 12/3/06).
Read More →PORTLAND, OR – Freightliner LLC has completed a three-year study with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) — a field-operational test of electronically controlled braking systems (ECBS) and other safety technologies. Conducted as part of the DOT's initiative to accelerate deployment of new safety technologies that reduce accidents and fatalities, the study's results will be used to improve truck safety systems' performance, reliability, durability, and maintainability.
Read More →TUSCALOOSA, AL – Louisiana has the worst roads in the United States.
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