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Articlesby Cheryl KnightDecember 11, 2018

10 Ways to Minimize Distracted Driving

Distracted driving claims thousands of lives each year. Do you know how commercial truck fleets can prevent distracted driving temptations?

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Newsby StaffDecember 10, 2018

ADTS Offers Safety Training for Higher-Risk Drivers

Up to 70% of fleet crashes annually involve high- and medium-risk drivers, according to Advanced Driver Training Services (ADTS), which is now offering a One-to-One Driver Safety Program for drivers with multiple traffic violations or a history of vehicle crashes.

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Newsby StaffDecember 10, 2018

Roadway Safety Grant Process Gets Underway

The National Safety Council's Road to Zero Coalition has started accepting applications for its third annual grant competition for innovative solutions to making the nation's roadways safer and eliminating preventable fatalities.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Lauren FletcherDecember 6, 2018

Truck Accidents Continue to Rise

Overall, accident rates are continuing a steady rise, with many leaning toward technology in the hope of reducing rates.

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ArticlesDecember 5, 2018

Top 5 Preventive Winter Driving Tips

Unsafe driving maneuvers including harsh acceleration and braking, sharp turns (cornering), and speeding over 80 mph become even more dangerous in winter weather conditions. Staying on top of driver safety is important.

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Newsby StaffDecember 3, 2018

Safe Fleet Acquires Roll-Rite

Safe Fleet, a global provider of safety and productivity solutions for fleet vehicles, announced that it has acquired the Roll-Rite group of companies.

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Newsby StaffNovember 30, 2018

New Control Panel Protection System Standard on JLG Lifts

The SkyGuard SkyLine enhanced control panel protection system now comes standard on JLG's boom lifts in North America.

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Newsby StaffNovember 30, 2018

Texting Increases 30% During Holidays

People text and use apps while behind the wheel over 30% more during the winter holidays as compared with an average weekday, according to data collected and analyzed by TrueMotion, a smartphone telematics company.

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NewsNovember 30, 2018

Video: How to Control Your Emotions While Driving

Negative emotions such as anger and sadness have a physical effect on the body — shrinking one's field of vision — so it's important to keep emotions under control while driving.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2018

Distracted Driving Crashes Spike on Highways

Distracted driving-related collisions are up to 49% more severe when they occur on a highway system, indicating that modifying roadway design could improve safety in distracted driving crashes.

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