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Safety is a top area of concern for fleets where technology continues to play a large role in improving the well-being of drivers and making safety risks easier to control.
The FMCSA declared a Nevada-licensed commercial driver to be an imminent hazard to public safety, ordering him to cease operation of any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
The following charts include data that looks at the age of drivers involved in crashes; accidents by weather type; accident percentages by time of day; accidents by day of week; and the top five accident descriptions.
The availability of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) is a growing influence on vehicle acquisition decisions, but fleets are recognizing the need to properly familiarize drivers on these safety functions before they hit the road.
Fleet drivers said they experience most vehicle accidents when their parked assets are hit by non-fleet vehicles, an incident that is often the product of distracted driving but may also be a fabricated event by the drivers.
The outlook for the 2020 used market is positive, at least according to three remarketers from three fleet management companies.
Closer looks at new trucks and vans were interspersed with seven safety tips among the videos that were the most popular on AutomotiveFleet.com in 2019, proving yet again that driver behavior carries risk that must be managed.
Motor vehicle crashes and falls remained the leading causes of preventable death on the job in 2018, as preventable and unintentional workplace deaths continue their rise in recent years, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Chevrolet's 2020 Equinox has earned a Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, when the compact SUV is outfitted with the available HID projector headlights.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has recognized the 2020 Chrysler Voyager, which will include a fleet-only model, with a five-star overall safety rating.
Nauto's cloud-based telematics platform powered by artificial intelligence learns driver behaviors, and the company notes it will be able to predict and prevent high-risk driving events, helping fleet managers reduce claims by at least 35%.
Presenters at the 2019 Fleet Safety Conference covered topics such as the importance of executive buy-in when implementing fleet safety policies, the importance of data in fleet safety, and emerging trends.
In 2018, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports 10,511 people lost their lives in collisions involving drunk driving as compared with 10,908 in 2017, representing a 3.6% decrease.
Dina Kushaliyeva, senior HSE Manager, North America, for Direct Energy was named winner of the 2019 Fleet Safety award at the Fleet Safety Conference.
Highway fatalities decreased by 2.4% last year, dropping from 37,473 lost lives in 2017 to 36,560 deaths in 2018, according to NHTSA.
The following charts include data that looks at the age of drivers involved in crashes; accidents by weather type; accident percentages by time of day; accidents by day of week; and the top five accident descriptions.
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