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Memorial Day 2020
Memorial Day is the day that’s set aside to remember with gratitude and pride all those who served and died for our country, and our freedom. May your day be filled with memories and peace. GOD BLESS AMERICA.
Trucking Adjusts in Cities Hit Hardest by the Coronavirus
Fleet operations have had to be nimble to navigate amid disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus, particularly in hard-hit cities such as New York, San Francisco, New Orleans and Detroit. Recent data from predictive analytics firm FourKites Inc. showed a drop in load volumes for consumer goods, food and packaging destined for those hard-hit areas…
CVSA: Roadcheck Will be Postponed
After their announcement a few weeks ago that Roadcheck would continue as scheduled, the CVSA has decided to postpone their annual enforcement event. The 72-hour, annual event was scheduled to take place from May 5 to May 7, 2020. The postponement comes as the COVID-19 outbreak worsens in the country. It is the first time…
Hands-free mobile device law takes effect Feb. 23
Effective Feb. 23, Massachusetts law will prohibit operators of motor vehicles from using any electronic device, including mobile phones, unless the device is used in hands-free mode. You can download a short overview to print here. Drivers who are 18 and over Can only use electronic devices and mobile phones in hands-free mode and are…
National Distracted Driving Enforcement Mobilization
April 6-13, 2020 Distracted Driving PreventionApril is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and, in support of this traffic safety initiative, NHTSA will be kicking off its annual “U Text. U Drive. U Pay.” national high visibility enforcement campaign to prevent distracted driving. Additionally, NHTSA has developed a robust social media strategy designed to raise public…
SAFETY ON THE SPOT: HEADLIGHTS
Headlights have two purposes—to help you see where you’re going; to help everyone else, in a vehicle or on foot, to see you. Using headlights at night is obvious, but when else should they be on? If your vehicle is not equipped with daytime running lights, here are a few other occasions when the extra…
The Vehicle Safety Technology Paradox: Don’t Forget, You’re the One in Control
If advanced-driver-assist system (ADAS) technologies are installed on all vehicles, it can potentially prevent more than 2.7 million crashes, 1.1 million injuries and nearly 9,500 deaths each year according to a report by AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. However, it also warns that many drivers are unaware of the current safety limitations. The AAA Foundation…
Happy Thanksgiving
We’re thankful for all of our customers/and our Drivers! Thank you for being a part of our journey this year.
A Walk-Around of TuSimple’s Self-Driving Truck [Video]
TuSimple is a global autonomous truck developer that says it will have a true driverless truck, able to travel depot to depot without a driver, available to order come 2023. Chief Product Officer Chuck Price gives HDT’s Deborah Lockridge a quick walk-around of TuSimple’s sixth-generation autonomous vehicle technology at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference and…
CDL drug and alcohol clearinghouse database expected to tighten driver supply
After nearly two decades, the federal government is finally close to establishing the first national database of drug and alcohol-impaired truck drivers. The database is expected to improve highway and heavy truck safety but at the expense of perhaps a few thousand drivers who fail random drug and alcohol testing but still manage to evade…