dashcams

Fighting Back Against Truck Accident Fraud and Why Visibility Matters

The trucking industry has come under siege in recent years with everything from higher taxes, high fuel costs, low-rate freight and increased insurance premiums to cargo theft, carrier ID theft and nuclear verdicts from highway accident litigation. Another recent development for carriers that must be considered is staged accidents designed to exploit insurance claims and extract massive settlements from carriers. These fraudulent schemes often orchestrated by criminal networks have plagued...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fighting-back-against-truck-accident-fraud-and-why-visibility-matters

WeDrive: Garmin Dezl OTR810 truck navigator

Truck navigation is tricky for drivers because semitrailers are long and heavy and it takes a 40-acre field to turn around sometimes. And bridges aren’t our best friends.

Drivers are warned of low clearances, non-truck routes, weighted highways and areas that are not truck accessible. Given live traffic updates, including road closures, and current weather conditions, truck drivers are able to choose their routes accordingly.

Truck navigation is such a preventative tool every mile.

I have been a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wedrive-garmin-dezl-otr810-truck-navigator

Driveri dashcam helps bring out the best in drivers

Today’s risk-averse and litigious transportation industry leaves fleets with no room for error when accidents occur.

Most drivers are aware of this and accept the measures fleets take to ensure they’re compliant. However, the last thing drivers want, especially those who have never been in an accident, is to feel like they’re being watched nonstop, knowing every turn of the wheel is subject to criticism.

While most drivers associate dashcams with judgment and rebuke, this isn’t the case with Drive...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/driveri-dashcam-helps-bring-out-the-best-in-drivers

Netradyne spotlights drivers’ positive attributes

Drivers have long dreaded performance reviews — and who can blame them? Receiving nothing but criticism and notes about areas for improvement is not only stressful but also frustrating, especially when your good driving isn’t acknowledged.

Adam Kahn, chief business development officer of Netradyne, believes that a driver’s full performance, including both strengths and struggles, should be recognized equally. He appeared on FreightWaves’ WHAT THE TRUCK?!? to discuss how fleets can train their...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/netradyne-spotlights-drivers-positive-attributes

Netradyne’s Driver•i more than just an in-cab camera

With drivers on the road for weeks at a time, fleet managers know just how difficult it can be to monitor their performance. But as nuclear verdicts continue to rise, plaintiffs’ attorneys argue that motor carriers could always do better.

If only the fleet manager could be in the cab at all times. Adam Kahn, president of Netradyne, appeared on FreightWaves’ WHAT THE TRUCK?!? to discuss the benefits of Driver•i and how it’s so much more than a traditional in-cab dashcam.

Positioned on the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/netradynes-driveri-more-than-just-an-in-cab-camera

FMCSA relaxes rules for truck driver-assist devices

Manufacturers of driver-assist technology for trucks will have an easier time getting their systems installed thanks to a petition by Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and approved by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

An FMCSA final rule based on the petition, scheduled to be published Monday, increases the area on the interior of truck cab windshields where certain vehicle safety technology devices may be mounted. The rule also expands the FMCSA’s definition of “vehicle safety...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-relaxes-rules-for-truck-driver-assist-devices

La FMCSA flexibiliza las normas para los dispositivos de ayuda al conductor de camiones

Los fabricantes de tecnología de asistencia al conductor para camiones tendrán más facilidades para instalar sus sistemas gracias a una petición de Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) y aprobada por la Administración Federal de Seguridad de Autotransportes.

Una norma final de la FMCSA basada en la petición, cuya publicación está prevista para el lunes, aumenta la zona del interior de los parabrisas de las cabinas de los camiones en la que se pueden montar determinados dispositivos tecnológicos...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/la-fmcsa-flexibiliza-las-normas-para-los-dispositivos-de-ayuda-al-conductor-de-camiones

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