Driving Thirsty: Dehydration as Dangerous as Alcohol?
A new study published in the scientific journal Physiology and Behavior examined the effects of dehydration on drivers and discovered a shocking result – drivers who were dehydrated…
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Mandatory Hourly Driver Pay Proposed In Senate
A new bill making its way through the Senate is looking to make trucking safer, but has taken an unusual strategy to do. The Truck Safety Act is…
102 commentsDriver Turnover Down 12%, No One Knows Why
In 2011 driver turnover rates in the for-hire trucking industry went up over 90% and it’s been over that benchmark ever since. It even on occasion went up…
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EPA Sues Navistar For As Much As $300 Million
A new lawsuit has been filed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) against Navistar International Corp. over the sale of engines that failed to comply with the EPA’s…
10 commentsTeens Live Stream Cargo Theft, Get Arrested
Far from the typical cargo theft operation that can target shipments worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, two cargo thieves arrested in Utah were after a significantly lower…
6 commentsNTSB Renews Calls For Mandatory Data Recorders
Representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board have renewed their calls that the installation of event data recorders be made mandatory for all commercial vehicles.
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