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Tactics For Tackling Deadly Winter Roads

Kevin Anderson - February 22, 2021 87

It’s the most dangerous time of the year, and that goes double for truck drivers.

This season, we’ve witnessed the damage that winter storms can cause, especially in regions unaccustomed to snow, ice, or whiteout conditions.

Here are some common tips (and a few novel ideas) that keep safe driving top of mind for both regular vehicle and truck drivers.

Visibility

- Warm up your vehicle and cab first.

- Make sure your lights, windshield, windows, and mirrors are as clean as possible and take every chance you have to do to wipe them down.

- Invest in heated cold-proof or waterproof camera systems...

3 Harrowing Videos That Stress The Value Of Safety Tech

Kevin Anderson - February 15, 2021 276

Extreme weather conditions can mean more floods, more damaged roads, and higher chances of dangerous collisions. For truck drivers, those statistics remain high year-round, as they’ll spend more consecutive hours on the road in a wide range of risky conditions.

Having the best-in-class safety equipment doesn’t insulate drivers from these conditions, but it does mean that they’re better-prepared to face them and deal with the aftermath when they occur.

It’s the hair-raising (and sometimes tragic) incidents like these that make us grateful for high quality safety solutions:

Texas Pileup

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The Race To Zero: Commercial Vehicle Edition

Kevin Anderson - February 08, 2021 144

A big part of the new White House's agenda will be electrification initiatives across the board, especially with commercial vehicles. In fact, The Biden Administration is pushing for net-zero emissions by 2050, with intentions to have the entire US government fleet transition to electric first.

While the the drive to electrification among commercial vehicle manufacturers has been in motion even before any of this, Americans companies are ramping up their production of electric work vans, trucks, and semis in the race to zero...