Safety & Accident

Although more companies are taking steps to enforce written cell phone use policies, according to the ZoomSafer study, only 26% of survey respondents felt 'very confident' that current enforcement methods are sufficient to modify driver behavior.

Tags: cell phone use, policies, safety policies, ZoomSafer, distracted driving

Agency research shows the technology could prevent up to 56% of rollover crashes each year — the deadliest among all crash types — and another 14% of loss-of-control crashes.

Tags: accident prevention, NHTSA, commercial fleets, electronic stability control, rollover crashes, commerical trucks

The study found that when tires are underinflated by 25% or more, tire problems are three times as likely to be cited as critical events before a crash.

Tags: accident prevention, NHTSA, tire pressure, tire tread, Tires

At the first annual Fleet Safety Conference, fleet managers will have the opportunity to gain valuable insight to help improve safety operations through networking and sessions featuring some of the top fleets in the country.

Tags: Fleet Safety Conference

States with high rollover numbers included Texas, Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Tags: Accidents, American Transportation Research Institute, commercial fleets, commercial trucks, rollover crashes

Brake throttle override technology is designed to ensure drivers can stop a vehicle if they depress the brake and accelerator pedal at the same time.

Tags: Hyundai, brake throttle override

The program includes online, classroom and hands-on training for each driver.

Tags: driver training, parking, utility fleets, backing, online training

In an audit of a fleet of 100 FMCSA-regulated vehicles found that there were 450 cell phone distractions per day, 111 distractions per hour and four distractions per mile driven.

Tags: cell phone use, fleet policies, safety policies, ZoomSafer, distracted driving

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration estimate on-the-job crashes cost employers more than $24,500 per property damage crash. Both organizations found that the cost rises to $150,000 per injury and to as much as $3.6 million per fatality.

Tags: liability, NSC, cell phone use, fleet policies, safety policies, distracted driving

Learn about the latest in-vehicle safety technologies being offered by several automakers at the first-ever Fleet Safety Conference.

Tags: Fleet Safety Conference

Included will be brief NHTSA presentations outlining current agency research and activities related to Li-ion batteries and Li-ion battery-powered vehicles, as well as presentations by the Department of Energy, voluntary standards bodies, and automotive and battery manufacturers.

Tags: NHTSA, electric vehicle, lithium-ion batteries, plug-in electric vehicles

A new rule from the FMCSA states that by May 21, 2014, all certified medical examiners must be on the newly established National Registry database, and commercial truck and bus drivers must show that they obtained their medical examination from a certified examiner.

Tags: FMCSA, commercial fleets, National Transportation Safety Board, commercial driver's license, National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners

Find out the pros and cons of driver profiling next month at the Fleet Safety Conference in Schaumburg, Ill.

Tags: Fleet Safety Conference

The panel at the first-annual Fleet Safety Conference will discuss real-world experiences from companies whose safety programs have documented a significant reduction in preventable accidents and their successful use of MVRs to identify-high risk drivers.

Tags: Fleet Safety Conference

Networking time with fleet managers and industry experts, educational sessions and informational, motivational keynote presentations and the first-ever Fleet Safety Award honoring the top safety professional are just a few highlights awaiting Fleet Safety Conference attendees in May.

Tags: Fleet Safety Conference, Fleet Safety Award

Further, the study concluded that complaints from critics of this technology were not substantiated by the data.

Tags: FMCSA, American Trucking Associations, Department of Transportation, Speed Limiter

ZoomSafer announced on March 13 the release of its FleetSafer Mobile safe driving software, SafeDial, which is compliant with new FMCSA regulations.

Tags: ZoomSafer, distracted driving, smartphone, SafeDial

ZoomSafer Inc. and Drivewyze Inc. announced their intent to work together to ensure product compatibility, combining Drivewyze's toll road info and ZoomSafer's distracted driving technology.

Tags: Tolls, cell phone use, ZoomSafer, distracted driving, smartphone, FleetSafer Mobile, cell phone laws, Drivewyze

TORRANCE, CA - The inaugural Fleet Safety Conference will take place May 22-23 at the Renaissance Schaumburg in Schaumburg, Ill. Litigation is expensive, time-consuming, and stressful. Let the experts at the Fleet Safety Conference help you protect your fleet.

Tags: 2012 Fleet Safety Conference

Rick Gobbell, who is now president of Gobbell Transportation Safety LLC, said that the CSA program has made safety compliance more difficult and has raised insurance rates and the specter of vicarious liability to a new, higher level for truck fleets

Tags: vicarious liability, Compliance, CSA, fatal accidents, FMSCA