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What’s needed to achieve safety operational excellence

All trucking companies want to keep their drivers safe, but too often operations and safety aren’t on the same page.

While companies may equip trucks with video safety and video telematics devices that gather key data, if there’s a lack of trust between drivers and leadership, it’s impossible for managers to effectively leverage those safety insights to influence driver behavior.

“When it comes to safety, there’s untapped potential within an organization, and especially with its people,” said...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/whats-needed-to-achieve-safety-operational-excellence

A startup’s big bet on a Southwest electric truck corridor

Neha Palmer helped Google build data centers that operate on 100% renewable energy. Don’t bet against TeraWatt Infrastructure, the startup Palmer co-founded, doing the same thing on a four-state electric truck charging corridor along Interstate 10 in the American Southwest.

The corridors are coming

Startup TeraWatt’s announcement Thursday of a Long Beach, California, to El Paso, Texas, corridor of high-speed charging stations for electric trucks will cost hundreds of millions. With $1 billion in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-startups-big-bet-on-a-southwest-electric-truck-corridor

Drilling Deep: The state of road safety post-pandemic

As the roads have become clogged again as the country comes out of the pandemic, there is some bad news: Safety has not improved.

Rob Abbott has spent much of his career dealing with truck safety issues. He’s now the commercial leader for enterprise trucking at Lytx. He joins host John Kingston to discuss the state of safety on the roads today.

Also on the podcast, Kingston looks at some diesel numbers that are at record highs, but it isn’t just the price. It’s where diesel is relative to crude...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drilling-deep-the-state-of-road-safety-post-pandemic

The Log Book: 4 creative ways companies honored truck drivers

The Log Book is a weekly rundown of human-interest stories related to the transportation industry. This week: From Spotify playlists to full cab renovations, FreightWaves showcases creative ways companies celebrated National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.

C.H. Robinson launches virtual appreciation bulletin board and sweepstakes

Last week, global logistics company C.H. Robinson launched its driver recognition website to facilitate its National Truck Driver Appreciation Week initiatives. 

“We’ve...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-log-book-4-creative-ways-companies-honored-truck-drivers

Lytx democratizes customer data with new integration network

The telematics company Lytx introduced on Tuesday its partnership ecosystem, the Lytx Integration Network, to democratize data and analytics for its customers.

“What is required for us to get that data and create safety systems is a lot of contextual information that’s valuable for other third parties. We have created this technology stack that does a great job delivering our products,” said Frank Schneider, director of strategic partnership and integrations at Lytx. “In the past, we haven’t...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lytx-democratizes-customer-data-with-new-integration-network

Daimler gets FMCSA to consider rule changes for windshield cameras

Federal regulators will consider revising rules for windshield-mounted cameras in trucks that would make filing for exemptions unnecessary.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposal, made at the request of Daimler Trucks North America and scheduled to be published on Tuesday, would increase the area within which a vehicle safety technology device – also known as an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) – can be mounted on the inside of a truck windshield, from 4 inches to 8.5...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/daimler-gets-fmcsa-to-consider-rule-changes-for-windshield-cameras

Tech Roundup: Verizon Connect, SkyBitz, Lytx and more introduce new tech

Verizon has introduced an integrated driver-facing dashcam as the technology provider works to improve driver coaching and improve the nation’s fleet safety profile.

That is one of several technology-related products that were announced last week. Rand McNally, SkyBitz, Lytx and Cargo Chief also introduced products. Here is a short roundup of this week’s news.

Verizon Connect announces integrated video

Verizon Connect’s Integrated Video for Reveal solution features a driver-facing dashcam that...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/tech-roundup-verizon-connect-skybitz-lytx-and-more-introduce-new-tech

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