
A new survey gauges reaction to the FMCSA’s ban on hand-held use of mobile phones while driving. Where do you stand, and how will you act?
Read More →Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Public Citizen, the Truck Safety Coalition and two truck drivers filed a lawsuit on Feb. 23 challenging the new FMCSA rule on hours of service for commercial drivers.
Read More →The American Trucking Associations has filed a petition for review of the FMCSA's new hours-of-service rule for commerical truck drivers.
Read More →In a ZoomSafer survey, not only are more commercial fleet operators implementing on-the-job cell phone policies for their drivers, but more are enforcing established policies too. Part of the increase is likely due to the FMCSA’s recent ban on cell phone use while driving for commercial drivers.
Read More →The report revealed numerous instances of incomplete or inaccurate information used by organizations to qualify drivers, as well as an increase in positive drug test results.
Read More →Commercial vehicle market led by class 3 vehicle growth; diesel continues to dominate.
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Factors influencing 2012 fleet ordering include the improving national economy, initiatives to acquire more fuel-efficient units, and right-sizing trends. However, these forces are tempered by ongoing pressure to reduce capital expenditures. With approximately 70 percent of corporate fleet managers reporting to sourcing groups, there is increased focus on initial acquisition costs and ways to reduce capital expenditures. Here's our forecast of commercial fleet buying inclinations for MY-2012.
Read More →RESTON, VA – ZoomSafer released a survey showing that 32 percent of companies have knowledge or evidence of on-the-job crashes that occurred as a result of employee distraction from use of cell phones while driving.
Read More →CROSSVILLE, TN - A long haul trucker aims to provide crucial information on how the normal, everyday driver of a non-commercial vehicle can drive safely around commercial vehicles.
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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - Mercedes-Benz Vans will offer an all-new, entry-level van intended for commercial usage beginning in 2012. The technical basis of this van will come from Renault.
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