Ryder System launched a preventive maintenance program for its pre-owned vehicles, the Miami-based company said. Under the program, customers can finance or prepay for their selected preventive maintenance plan when they purchase a pre-owned vehicle, the company said.
July 5, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety
Speed-Limiter Regulation Hits Roadblock in Trump’s Quest to Cut Rules
Years of pleas from parents whose son was killed by a speeding tractor-trailer, buy-in from some truckers and the promise of fewer highway deaths convinced U.S. officials in September to propose requiring speed-limiting devices on all large rigs.
July 5, 2017BusinessSafetyTCA
UPS Drivers Reluctant to Return to Site of San Francisco Shooting Rampage
The trauma from a mass shooting at a United Parcel Service distribution center has made going back to work almost unimaginable for many of the nearly 40 workers who witnessed the June 14 massacre.
July 5, 2017GovernmentSafety
Safety Scoring System 'Conceptually Sound,' But Needs Improvement, Report Says
The federal Compliance, Safety, Accountability program’s controversial Safety Measurement System to identify motor carriers at high risk for future crashes is “conceptually sound” but several features need improvement, according to a new congressionally mandated report by a panel of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
June 28, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous
These Truckers Work Alongside the Coders Trying to Reconfigure Their Jobs
Just before Stefan Seltz-Axmacher offers a job to an engineer at Starsky Robotics Inc., a driverless trucking startup in San Francisco, he gives them “the talk.”
June 26, 2017GovernmentBusinessSafety
Regulators, ATA Partner for Highway Safety Campaign
Federal trucking regulators and the association representing industry executives joined forces for a nationwide campaign meant to raise awareness about highway safety.
June 26, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Regulators Scramble to Stay Ahead of Self-Driving Cars
Self-driving cars are only starting to navigate the nation’s streets, but regulators are scrambling to catch up.
June 26, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Amazon Vision of Deliveries by Drone Gets Boost in FAA Measure
Amazon.com’s bid to deliver goods via drone directly to a consumer’s doorstep would get a boost under aviation legislation proposed June 22.
June 26, 2017GovernmentBusinessSafety
Positive Drug-Test Rate Up to 7-Year High, DOT Says
A new U.S. Department of Transportation drug testing report shows that the overall 2016 lab-reported positive drug test rate for truck drivers and other DOT security-Âsensitive employees rose to its highest level since at least 2009, including year-Âover-Âyear increases in three of five drug categories.
June 26, 2017