Program Aired: December 9, 2021. With nuclear verdicts up 1000% since 2010, not taking a proactive āhigh-touchā coaching approach is a serious risk. But, how to do it with limited staff? And without impacting driver turnover?
December 9, 2021Trucking Industry Safety News
Transportation businesses face a host of dynamic risk issues that can significantly impact their financial and operational health. The news in this category focuses on the latest safety and security initiatives, resources and regulations and addresses topics that include fleet safety, claims administration, driver hiring and retention, risk management and compliance.
How to Streamline Driver Coaching
Peterbilt Techs to Get Augmented Reality Tool
Peterbilt Motors Co. reported it intends to have deployed 200 of its patented ARTech augmented reality tools to dealer locations by March 31, 2022 ā a move intended to improve customer uptime.
December 9, 2021Austin Startup Bets on AI Reshaping the Trucking Industry
Austin-based trucking startup AI Fleet is betting that using artificial intelligence technology and focusing on drivers could help transform the trucking industry.
December 9, 2021Mercedes Beats Tesla to Hands-Free Driving on the Autobahn
Daimler AGās Mercedes-Benz won regulatory approval to deploy a hands-free driving system in Germany ahead of Tesla Inc., gaining an edge in the race to offer higher levels of automation in one of the worldās most competitive car markets.
December 9, 2021Senate Resolution Rejects Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers
WASHINGTON ā The Senate narrowly approved a resolution Dec. 8 to nullify the Biden administrationās requirement that businesses with 100 or more workers have their employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus or submit to weekly testing.
December 8, 2021Biden Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors Blocked
A federal judge in Georgia has blocked the Biden administrationās nationwide mandate for federal contractorsā employees to be vaccinated amid a slew of challenges from states that say the president overstepped his authority in requiring the COVID-19 shots.
December 7, 2021NACPC Acquires Pratt Industries, Will Build Its Own Chassis
The North American Chassis Pool Cooperative on Dec. 6 acquired the Bridgman, Mich.-based chassis manufacturer Pratt Industries Intermodal Chassis from the Nashville-based private equity firm LFM Capital.
December 7, 2021USDOT Approves TIFIA Loan for Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Project
A tunnel project critical to the Virginia Beach regionās mobility grid is receiving a boost from the federal government.
December 6, 2021NYC to Impose Vaccine Mandate on Private Sector Employers
New York City employers will have to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers under new rules announced Dec. 6 by Mayor Bill de Blasio.
December 6, 2021Bidenās Urgency Belies Infrastructure Rollout Running Into 2030s
President Joe Bidenās multistate tour to tout a $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan is designed to boost Democrats in the midterm elections, but the slow-moving wheels of government wonāt allow him to show off many new roads or bridges next year ā or even in time for the 2024 presidential election.
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