The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released proposed guidelines to help address driver distraction caused by mobile and other electronic devices in vehicles. The…
NHTSA Proposes ‘Driver Mode’ to Lock Cell Phone Features While Driving En savoir plus
The US Dept. of Transportation asked for public input to determine the setting in the proposed heavy-duty truck speed limiter mandate, with a majority of fleets favouring 65 mph, reports…
ATA Doesn’t Support Speed Limiter Rule as Currently Proposed En savoir plus
Special legislation to fix the legislative glitch that threatened use of a 34-hour restart as part of the hours-of-service rule for truck drivers passed the Senate by a 63-36 vote…
Congress Completes HOS Fix En savoir plus
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) has signed S.B. 995 into law on Dec. 9, authorizing electronically coordinated truck platooning on Michigan roads by creating an exception to the state’s minimum…
Michigan Law Opens a Door for Platooning En savoir plus
Transport Canada continues to move forward on a number of TDG related issues and is seeking feedback on two new initiatives. These include: Further International Harmonization (Gazette I Notice –…
TC Seeking Feedback on UN TDG Harmonization and Training Concepts White Paper En savoir plus
Advanced truck safety – such as “look ahead” camera-radar systems, crash avoidance alerts or ’smart’ braking – are becoming more popular as fleets attempt to mitigate costly crashes and insurance…
OEMs Focusing on Making Driver Assist Technology More Friendly En savoir plus
In an appearance yesterday before the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, the Canadian Trucking Alliance called on the federal government to broaden its oversight powers under the Canadian…
CTA: Feds Must Crack Down on Truck Emission Control Tampering En savoir plus
Fleets slow to adopt ELDs may well find themselves penalized by customers even before the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, according to some supply chain experts. Ben Cubitt, vice president…
Big 3PL: More Shippers Demanding ELDs Ahead of Deadline En savoir plus
Hours of service, CSA scores and the driver shortage are all areas identified as being impacted by autonomous vehicle technology, in a new report from the American Transportation Research Institute….
ATRI Report on Autonomous Vehicles Examines Industry Concerns En savoir plus
