As the second quarter shifts into the third, several noticeable concerns have cropped up among fleets. The following are the latest trends and challenges weighing most heavily on fleet managers’ minds: Drooping rates. While 2018 was a boisterous year for freight, 2019 has seen considerably less movement among retailers and manufacturers. Demand for loads on [...]
Telematics technology isn’t new, but trucking companies continue to add new applications that make it indispensable to the industry. What started as a means to track vehicles via GPS has expanded into a plethora of uses to make fleets safer, more efficient, and more cost-effective. The following are some of the more creative uses of [...]
The sight of a blown out semi-truck tire on the side of the road is an all too common thing. Despite the fact that drivers should be checking their tires before and after every drive, they manage to pop with disturbing frequency. The resulting chaos can cause car accidents as tire debris litters the highway. [...]
Fleet tracking technology has become an indispensable component of the transportation industry. But implementing and maintaining in-vehicle equipment has come with certain logistical challenges, from mounting and positioning to power supply and data transmission. DriverCheck has recently released critical advances on these fronts. The FleetTrac720 offers LTE data transmission, easy mounting, a 3-axis accelerometer, data [...]
Every driver knows that pre-trip inspections are important. However, the driver shortage, tight deadlines, and hours of service (HOS) regulations can make many drivers feel compelled to rush through the process in favor of getting on the road faster. Unfortunately, while completing more trips in less time will yield more money, it can also cause [...]
Telematics are shifting the paradigm within the transportation industry. The ability to observe and analyze driver behaviors and vehicle condition throughout each day, week, and month presents tremendous opportunities to improve numerous inefficiencies. Idling is a powerful example - reducing the time drivers spend at idle reliably decrease fuel costs by more than 10%, often [...]
Motor carriers and owner operators have until December 16 of this year to ensure their logging devices are FMSCA-compliant ELDs. Though the technology and the regulations have been years in the making, many are still somewhat unclear on the numerous differences between FMCSA-compliant ELDs and their AOBRD predecessors. Several critical shortcomings of older devices that [...]
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CSVA) conducts a 72-hour annual International Roadcheck each year - this year it's June 4-6. Roadcheck focuses on a specific safety element or category each year that affects all trucking companies. This year, CSVA is focusing on steering and suspension. These components are vital for supporting the heavy loads that [...]
Distracted driving makes headlines for obvious safety reasons. Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) drivers that eat, text, or place calls while behind the wheel have their attention pulled in several directions. Their focus is split between the road and what’s in their hands, both of which make them less able to react to what’s going on [...]
The Department of Transportation (DOT) requires any commercial motor vehicle (CMV) that weighs in over 10,001 pounds to receive an annual inspection to ensure the CMV is in good condition without any safety concerns. However, there are numerous types of inspections and drivers need to be familiar with them all so they can know what [...]