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Two Melton drivers honored for their swift actions at major accident
Two Melton Truck Lines drivers were recently honored for assisting victims at a major accident scene in Kentucky last fall. The Truckload Carriers Association has named truck drivers Michael Maines and Daniel Worm Highway Angels for using their medical backgrounds to assist seriously-injured passengers during a car crash last September in Louisville, Kentucky. TCA explains:…
Read MoreHappy Holidays!
Happy Holidays and a very Happy New Year! From all of us at Capital Driver Leasing.
Read MoreLiam Neeson to star in Netflix’s newest high-intensity trucking film “The Ice Road”
A new action-packed trucking movie is set to premiere in late June on Netflix, starring Liam Neeson as an ice road trucker. The film, directed by Jonathan Hensleigh (The Punisher), features Neeson as Mike, an ice road truck driver sent on on a mission to help rescue diamond miners after a collapse leaves them trapped…
Read MoreCVSA: 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…
Read MoreHands-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…
Read MoreNational 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…
Read MoreSAFETY 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving
We’re thankful for all of our customers/and our Drivers! Thank you for being a part of our journey this year.
Read MoreA 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…
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