A new coil cord product from Grote Industries promises to exceed expectations of strength, durability and corrosion resistance in its performance. Ultra-Link-Coil-Cords are manufactured with extremely durable materials, including advanced polymer jackets, which are designed to perform flawlessly between 55 degrees Continue Reading

According to speakers on a recent webcast presented by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and Fleet Owner, distractions that disrupt driving are often so random and responding to them almost voluntary that managing their number and training drivers to be more aware of them is the best method to boosting safety on the road. Even in testing, drivers showed no Continue Reading

Wheel-Checks indicate loose wheel nuts and seized bearings easily visible in simple walk-around checks. Wheel-Checks are placed on wheel nuts in a uniform pattern when the wheel nuts are properly torqued to specs. The Wheel-Checks become out of sequence when a wheel nut has loosened. Wheel-Checks are also heat Continue Reading

A new capability added to GPS Insight tracking solutions helps identify reckless driving patterns among drivers. The enhanced Speeding Report lets management know where drivers are driving too fast or slow relative to the actual or most likely posted speed limit. In addition to the new reporting capability, speed graphs and histograms also help Continue Reading

As was expected, the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) made it official. Effective Jan. 26, the organizations will enforce a ban on texting or the use of other “handheld” wireless electronic devices brought into a commercial vehicle. Violators are subject to fines of up to $2,750 per occurrence. The ban doesn’t apply to all in-cab technologies, however, provided that Continue Reading

Citing public safety for both tourists and truckers alike, Virginia plan to reopen 19 safety rest areas and welcome centers, reversing a 2009 decision to cut the number by nearly half, from 42 to 23. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauded the move, which will help prevent driver fatigue and provide safe, secure parking spaces for truck drivers to comply Continue Reading

Truck-involved fatalities and truck-involved crashes both dropped in 2008, according to data released by the American Trucking Associations (ATA). Fatalities dropped to a record-low 12.3 percent, the lowest figure since 1975, when records started being kept. The figures were calculated based on data from both the Federal Highway Administration and Continue Reading

Nearly 200 bills are pending in state and local legislatures to ban emailing or texting while driving. Currently 19 states have already cracked down on the distracting habit, while 23 other states are debating the issue, which is blamed for 16 percent of all highway fatalities. It is likely that all states will enforce the ban, since federal legislation has been Continue Reading

An executive order prohibiting federal employees from texting while driving on the clock or using wireless devices in government vehicles officially took effect the beginning of the year. This law affects all federal employees during work hours while operating their private vehicles, or at all times if using Continue Reading

Though they offer reduced carbon footprints and greater economy, hybrid cars and trucks, would you believe, are too good to be true? That’s according to the New York personal injury firm of Schwartzapfel Truhowsky Marcus P.C., which claims the “quietness” of these vehicles put pedestrians and bicycle riders at greater risk. A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) report released this year indicated that Continue Reading