A California-based fleet safety technology company debuted a new system designed to detect and address drowsy driving. San Diego-headquartered Netradyne recently introduced the Driver Drowsiness with Driver Monitoring System (DMS) Sensor, which can reportedly detect both early and late stages of drowsiness and provide an in-cab alert. It also provides fleet safety managers with driver drowsiness...
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Massachusetts to offer Commercial Learner’s Permit knowledge tests in Spanish and Portuguese
This week, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) announced it will offer Commercial Learner’s Permit Exams in additional languages to “increase the pool of commercial drivers for companies doing business in the Commonwealth.” On November 13, 2024, the Massachusetts RMV announced that commercial learner’s permit knowledge exams will be available in Spanish and Portuguese, as...
OHP searching for driver who turned left in front of motorist in fatal U-turn attempt
The Ohio Patrol is searching for a truck driver who fled the scene after turning left in front of a motorist on the highway, causing a fatal crash. The accident happened back on October 24th at about 11:40 a.m. on Interstate 77 near Franklin Township, Ohio. According to Times Reporter, the truck driver was in...
Mackinac Bridge adding 2.3% credit card fee to pay for “never-ending” maintenance
The Mackinac Bridge Authority will add a fee for those who pay tolls using a credit card starting in 2025. The 2.3% “convenience fee” for tolls paid by credit card will go into effect on January 1st, 2025, the Authority announced on Friday, November 8th. According to a press release, the new fees will be...
Oil Analysis Help – X15 565/1850
Hey guys, So I bit into the Schaeffers oil agenda, but prior to I was running 10-30 Delo SynBlend, roughly 100k miles from factory on that oil but switched over to Schaeffers Ultra Synshield, same weight. Reason being was my truck went from a main 48 state, 80k gross truck to now a local 105k...
Love’s opens 2nd SW Missouri location this year with 61 parking spaces
A new Love’s Travel Stop opened in southwest Missouri on Tuesday. The new Love’s is located off of Interstate 49 at 651 E. Mercer Street in Jasper, Missouri, and opened on Tuesday, November 12th. According to FourStatesHomepage News, this is the second Love’s location to open in southwest Missouri in 2024. The first southwest Missouri...
Not much time and only one shot at this. Please help. | TruckersReport.com Trucking Forum
I apologize in advance for this long post. I’m in a very serious situation. I was let go about two weeks ago from a global company I’d worked remotely at for 14 years, along with many others, due to company restructuring (AI did it). My position as US Operations Manager was eliminated. It was completely...
Motorist dead after crashing into unoccupied big rig on shoulder of Indiana interstate
Indiana State Police (ISP) are investigating a fatal crash that occurred in the Gary area over the weekend. Indiana State Police-Lowell Post responded a the crash involving “a parked, unoccupied semi-tractor/trailer and a Ford Explorer” at 1 p.m. on November 9 on I-80 at mile marker 9. From an ISP news release: “Preliminary investigation by...
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Not a single trucker stops for driver that flipped after taking ramp WAY too fast
Multiple truck drivers and motorists were filmed driving right by a tractor trailer that landed upside down after losing control on a ramp in Iowa. In the traffic cam video, the tractor trailer passes a Kenworth on a ramp and then loses control, sending the truck flipping off of the roadway and onto the shoulder,...