trucker safety
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News Featured Stories News Releases Fleet Solutions- June 04, 2021 84
Though it’s been one of the hottest tech stories over the past few recent years, one recent headline in particular is making autonomous-driving technology much more of a reality than it’s ever been.
The TuSimple company’s self-driving semi-truck just completed a 951 mile route, delivering watermelons, from Arizona to Oklahoma in just 14 hours and 6 minutes--a route which would usually take around 24 hours with a human driver.
To anyone reading this, it sounds like it spells disaster for the future of professional truck drivers going forward. After all, who doesn’t want their watermelon a full...
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News Road Safety Resources & Links Safety Guides FAQ / Ask The Expert Safety Community- December 14, 2015 72
One of the most common instances of truck accident fatalities that happen all over the country involves a semi truck or other large tractor trailer slamming into the rear of a car on the highway. Thirteen people have already died on I-16 from exactly this type of situation in 2015 alone. Perhaps the most famous example is the accident that comedian Tracy Morgan was involved in that claimed the life of at least one person in New Jersey. Now, the industry is turning towards the latest in technological solutions to not only prevent these types of situations from happening, but to make the roads dramatically...
