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September 29, 2010 - Industry News

Naturalistic Study Refines Understanding of Distracted Driving Behavior

SAN DIEGO - DriveCam Inc. announced the results of a study to understand cell phone distraction in commercial trucks and buses, including any cell phone activity that involves using one's hands (texting/e-mailing/dialing/accessing the Internet) while driving significantly increased the odds of involvement in a crash/near crash.

Tags: accidents, distracted driving, DriveCam, driver safety, FMCSA

June 2, 2010 - Industry News

ACS Helps Trucking Carriers Track Driver Fatigue, Lower Accident Rates

DALLAS - Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS), A Xerox Company, announced it is working with two popular highway travel centers to help the commercial trucking industry improve highway safety by monitoring driver fatigue.

Tags: accidents, Xerox

July 27, 2009 - Industry News

NHTSA Issues New Braking Rules for Large Trucks

WASHINGTON - The new standard requires that a tractor-trailer traveling at 60 miles per hour comes to a complete stop in 250 feet instead of the previous 355 feet listed in the old standard.

Tags: accidents, NHTSA

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