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Newsby StaffApril 19, 2006

Networkcar Introduces DataConnect Service

New service provides fleets the ability to integrate and stream vehicle and GPS data into software applications.

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NewsApril 13, 2006

Pennsylvania Trucking Group Pushing for Statewide Database On Drivers

Database would compile employer records on drivers' drug test results.

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NewsMarch 15, 2006

Study: States With Primary Seat Belt Laws Have Significantly Lower Fatality Rates

Fatality rates higher for all age groups in the states not having primary enforcement seat belt laws.

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NewsMarch 1, 2006

Cuts Can Be Fatal in Cars from Hurricane Zone

A Mississippi firefighter died from septic shock after scratching his finger on a "flood car." The floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina tested at 50 times above the normal danger level for sepsis, a fatal toxin.

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NewsFebruary 15, 2006

ATA Endorses Setting Limits on New Trucks at 68 Miles Per Hour

Group says its aim is to help reduce the number and severity of speed-related crashes.

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NewsFebruary 9, 2006

Truck Driver in Fatal Crash Awake 34 Hours

The accident killed seven children in Florida. More than 750 people die and 20,000 more are injured each year due directly to fatigued commercial vehicle drivers, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

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NewsFebruary 1, 2006

NHTSA Report Finds Compact Cars Have Highest Death Rates

Overall fatality rates declining between 1997 and 2004.

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NewsFebruary 1, 2006

33-Year-Old Women Are Safest Drivers

Canadian study shows there are only four fatalities among 33-year-old women for every billion kilometers driven.

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NewsJanuary 18, 2006

Fatigue Caused Fatal Truck Driver Error

Trucker killed when garbage box lifted and hit overpass. Report finds he most likely hit the wrong switch.

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NewsDecember 28, 2005

Report: Rural Fatalities More Likely to Involve Trucks

A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study found that fatalities are more likely on rural roads than urban roads, and that those fatalities are more likely to involve trucks, according to etrucker.com.

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