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1 month ago | 
gomotive.com | Rob Carpenter |Kendall Germain |P. Sean Garney |Beth Geraci
Every year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) conducts a series of safety enforcement initiatives to identify unsafe vehicles and drivers, reduce crashes, and promote compliance with federal regulations. For these blitzes, which take place across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, thousands of inspectors conduct roadside inspections, review driver records, and assess vehicle conditions. For fleets, these initiatives can be a make-or-break moment.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
gomotive.com | Kendall Germain |David O'Neal |Beth Geraci |P. Sean Garney
The retail industry has been forced to adapt quickly to constant disruption, and supply chain resilience has become a core focus. In 2024, retailers are using new strategies to tackle ongoing challenges like prolonged bottlenecks and extreme weather events, which can disrupt the holiday season. Retailers are prioritizing stability over cost savings, moving away from the traditional low-inventory restocking model.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
gomotive.com | Beth Geraci |Rob Carpenter |Ling H. Lee |P. Sean Garney
The transportation industry has seen a significant shift in the type of drivers hitting the road. Gone are the days of seasoned, veteran drivers with years of experience and a deep sense of responsibility toward public safety. Today, drivers are younger and less experienced, and their training often falls short of what’s needed for the demanding job of CDL driver. This has brought about the need for advanced technology and new methods to ensure safety in the industry.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
gomotive.com | Rob Carpenter |Ling H. Lee |Beth Geraci |P. Sean Garney
We wrapped up another Safe Driver Week with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. Safety never sleeps, so CVSA continues its partnership with regulatory bodies nationwide in their relentless pursuit of road safety with events throughout the year. One of the biggest is the upcoming Brake Safety Week, scheduled for this week, August 25-31, 2024.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
gomotive.com | Joe Vignolo |Rob Carpenter |P. Sean Garney |Beth Geraci
Key takeaways: The complexity and sheer volume of problems faced by businesses with physical operations can’t be solved by people alone. AI can help, and many leaders either rely on the technology today or believe it will revolutionize their operations soon. Computer vision can be broadly applied to challenges beyond driver safety.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
gomotive.com | Ling H. Lee |Rob Carpenter |Beth Geraci |P. Sean Garney
Driver fatigue poses a serious threat to your organization’s safety, contributing to nearly 100,000 accidents, 800 fatalities, and 50,000 injuries annually. It can lead to dangerous situations like lane merging mishaps, veering off the road, or crossing into oncoming traffic. These scenarios often result in negative traffic outcomes, such as a driver falling asleep and causing a fatal crash.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
gomotive.com | Rob Carpenter |P. Sean Garney |Beth Geraci |Ling H. Lee
Whatever kind of fleet you’re operating, integrating and managing telematics systems isn’t easy. After all, you’re taking a complex project and optimizing it through automation to reduce costs and error. While streamlining, automating, and improving these processes and systems may initially sound like a great idea, depending on the vendor you choose, it may end up costing you. A lot can go wrong when your telematics vendor doesn’t support you.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
gomotive.com | Rob Carpenter |Beth Geraci |P. Sean Garney |Ling H. Lee
One of the biggest hurdles carriers face is ironically the same one that keeps them in business: the driver. There’s driver recruiting to worry about, driver qualification, and screening. Then, once drivers are onboarded, attention shifts to retaining them. One of the biggest things to understand about your team is what motivates them. No fleet is immune to these struggles, but everyone approaches them differently. During my time at an enterprise fleet, we struggled in many ways.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
gomotive.com | Beth Geraci |P. Sean Garney |Ling H. Lee
At a time when accidents are increasing and roads are becoming more dangerous for commercial workers, fleets need reputable safety leaders who can make an impact. A lot goes into developing great safety leaders, but becoming fleet safety certified is one way to set yourself apart.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
gomotive.com | Beth Geraci |P. Sean Garney |Ling H. Lee
Services like electrical repair, pest control, and landscaping keep homes safe, clean and green. But these professions are more dangerous than many realize. Every day, field service workers fall victim to electrocution, chemical exposure, and slips and falls. Between 2011 and 2021, the landscaping industry lost 1,072 people in work-related accidents. And that’s not the only startling statistic.
