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Safetyby 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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Technologyby StaffNovember 29, 2018

Wheels, Inc. to Offer Connected Toyota Data

Wheels, Inc. is integrating technology from Toyota's vehicle data communication module into its fleet management online user portals to enable its customer companies to unlock a range of information from their Toyota vehicles.

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Operationsby StaffNovember 29, 2018

Belmor Launches Annual Veteran Driver Contest

Belmor's annual contest honoring America’s veterans offers a trip to the 2019 Mid-America Trucking Show to a winning truck driver and a guest for sharing their story about their military service and consequent career in the heavy-duty trucking industry.

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Operationsby StaffNovember 29, 2018

Mann+Hummel Group Names Nic Zerbst President & COO

Mann+Hummel Group announced that Nic Zerbst will become the company’s new President & Chief Operations Officer (COO) and member of the management board, effective Feb. 1, 2019.

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Vehicle Researchby StaffNovember 28, 2018

Jeep Revives Gladiator Name for 4x4 Pickup

Hoping to capitalize on the popularity of midsize pickups, Jeep will offer its 2020 Gladiator as a 4x4-only pickup that may land more with retail than commercial buyers, but could find its way into fleets with a need to traverse rugged terrain.

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Safetyby StaffNovember 28, 2018

Safest Cities for Wet Weather Driving Ranked

Brownsville, Texas ranks as the safest-driving city in the nation when precipitation is factored with collision frequency, according to a new report from insurer Allstate.

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Safetyby StaffNovember 28, 2018

National Safety Council's CEO Joins Waymo to Spearhead Safety

The National Safety Council's Deborah A.P. Hersman, president and CEO, will leave the organization on Jan. 11 to join California-based Waymo, a self-driving technology company, where she will serve as chief safety officer.

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Maintenanceby StaffNovember 28, 2018

Mitchell 1 Updates Web-Based Truck Repair Info

Mitchell 1 has completed model-year 2018 updates to its labor estimating, diagnostic trouble code procedures, and repair information for all makes of medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

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Green Fleetby StaffNovember 28, 2018

Washington DOT Deploys Plug-in Hybrid F-150

In September, the Washington Department of Transportation (DOT) became the first state agency in Washington to purchase a plug-in hybrid-electric work truck.

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Maintenanceby StaffNovember 27, 2018

Continental Opens Employee Training Center

The new training center is Continental's first completed structure on the site of the future truck tire plant.

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