The Daily Dash: Truck drivers are speeding up; autonomous truck maker ditching the driver

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, as the holidays approached, truck drivers found less traffic on roadways than in past years, and that means speeds are going up. Plus, Gatik plans to remove drivers from its vehicles in 2021 and New Year’s resolutions for fleets looking to reduce their risk.

Faster, faster and faster still

As the world slowed, trucks got faster. Data shows that as fewer cars traveled the roadways in 2020, truck...

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Don’t forget: CVSA’s Safe Driver Week starts Sunday

CVSA's Operation Safe Driver Week kicks off July 12-18

Law enforcement personnel will be on the lookout for unsafe drivers on roadways throughout North America starting Sunday, July 12, as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) annual Safe Driver Week. 

For the second straight year, the focus of the inspection blitz will be on speeding by commercial and passenger vehicle drivers. Drivers in violation will be pulled over and may be issued a warning or citation, according to CVSA.

Despite the drop in traffic on roadways in March and...

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