Since 1998, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has inspected 3.4 million commercial brakes with one goal in mind: keeping trucks, their drivers, and others on the road safe. Improperly installed and badly maintained brakes reduce the braking capacity of trucks and increase the stopping distances needed out on the road. With two separate events[…]
In July, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced a few changes and updates to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). The “Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation” and “Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance” portions of the FMCSRs were the areas that received the most amendments. The FMCSA says no new regulations have[…]
GORILLA SAFETY TO SHOWCASE FIRST AND ONLY FULLY INTEGRATED MOBILE APPLICATION FOR FLEET AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT DURING THE GREAT AMERICAN TRUCK SHOW Media Event to be held in Booth #19055; Company to Demo Newly Unveiled Innovative, Proprietary, Patented Software Solution and its Integration with US Fleet Tracking WHO? Houston-based Gorilla Safety provides the transportation industry[…]
Back in February 2016, the Canadian government issued a statement that electronic logging devices (ELDs) were coming. Little followed after the initial release, but now we know more thanks to a statement released in June. Over time, Canadian drivers will be required to electronically record their hours of service (HOS) but ELDs have not been[…]
Whether you’ve got three trucks in your fleet or three hundred, there’s never enough of two things: time or money. Between checking logbooks, scheduling maintenance, talking to unhappy customers, or dealing with violations, you’ve got a lot on your plate. Every fire you have to put out costs money. On top of that, you have[…]
Even if you aren’t a die hard fan of the latest game craze, Pokémon GO is something nearly everyone has heard of thanks to the way its players make the news. From hitting police cars to walking off cliffs, players of the game are walking, talking advertisements for what happens when you try to play[…]
