Digging into driver fatigue data to ensure fleet safety
Drowsiness and driving is a dangerous combination and while most drivers are aware of the consequences of driving while intoxicated, many don’t realize that driving while fatigued can be just as fatal. Not to be confused with sleepiness, fatigue can occur at all hours of the day and can be identified by symptoms such as
Enhancing safety through vehicle visibility
One year ago, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a final rule requiring rear visibility technology in all new vehicles under 10,000 lbs. GVWR by May 2018. At the time, it noted that the new rule “enhances the safety of these vehicles by significantly reducing the risk of fatalities
Rotary Lift introduces heavy-duty inground lift saddles, adapters
Rotary Lift updated its patented universal style lifting saddles and introduced a variety of lift adapter packages for use with its new MOD35 modular heavy-duty inground lift series. “Truck and bus manufacturers are constantly improving their vehicles in response to customer needs and government mandates,” said Paul Lee, Rotary Lift heavy-duty product support and field
HOS violations: Take a proactive approach
Eric Witty, vice president of product management for Cadec Global Inc., says: “By now, it’s no secret that fleet management technology can deliver many different benefits. Perhaps one of the biggest is the role it can play in reducing hours-of-service [HOS] violations. These violations can lead to higher costs due to compliance breaches and increased
Implementation makes or breaks technology success
In anticipation of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate being signed into law and effective in late 2016, fleets are investigating technology options for becoming compliant. While fleets are currently focused on choosing a provider/system that automates hours-of-service (HOS) tracking, implementation is key to system use and adoption. Louis McAnally, CTP vice president operations for PeopleNet
Mechanics of implementing an IT solution
With the integration of electronics into heavy-duty trucks, the hard-working fleet equipment we cover in every issue is more than just a complex engineering marvel of mechanics. Tablets and smartphones now sit beside grease and wrenches as fleets leverage new hardware and software plugged into the vehicles. Improving efficiency today goes beyond the mechanics and
A question of truck tire balance
The issue of tire/wheel assembly balance has been debated for decades. Several significant changes have influenced these discussions, which resulted in changes to maintenance policies and, in some cases, later reversals of these policies. Historically, the goal has been to use balancing to prevent or solve complaints of truck ride, vibration and even wheel hop.
The ins and outs of implementing an EOBR solution
Electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs), also known as electronic logging devices (ELD), are devices that are commonly used to automate hours-of-service (HOS) record keeping and help fleets maintain equipment to meet the CSA compliance model, reduce violations and improve driver efficiency and safety. Many service providers, including Pedigree Technologies,XRS, PeopleNet, Omnitracs, Rand McNally, Continental Corp., and J.J.Keller & Associates offer these systems. Package
Telogis upgrades Fleet 11
Telogis Fleet 11, the latest major upgrade to its cloud-based software platform, allows companies to analyze and utilize data gathered from workers, vehicles and assets in the field. The Telogis platform provides dynamic routing, commercial-grade navigation, advanced telematics, real-time work order management and mobile applications for companies with significant numbers of mobile workers. Telogis Fleet
“Managing” can minimize downtime: Why trucks experience unscheduled downtime and addressing remedies
Unexpected out-of-service events, especially when they happen on the road, are always expensive—too expensive to be dismissed as being inevitable. Yet many fleets, in their busy day-to-day operations, too often fail to address how the road breakdowns that they do experience might be avoided in the future. Dick Hyatt, president of Decisiv Inc., a provider
