long haul truckers News

Government Moves Toward Easing Drive-Time Rules for Truckers

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration took a key step Wednesday toward relaxing federal rules that govern the length of time truck drivers can spend behind the wheel, a move long sought by the trucking industry but opposed by safety advocates …

Using Fleet Telematics to Improve Driver Safety

Long haul truck telematics have been around for a couple of decades but research suggests that adoption by other commercial vehicle sectors is expected to exceed that industry’s use by 2019, according to ABI Research. By then, more than 50 …

Safety on 18 Wheels

They’re the most visible invisible workers in America. That’s how University of Alabama at Birmingham Assistant Professor of Nursing Karen Heaton, PhD, CEN, FNP-BC, describes the 1.5 million long-haul truckers crisscrossing America’s highways. “We see the vehicle, but we never …