In any given year, there may be more than half a million crashes reported involving large trucks, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). In the most recent reporting period, the FMCSA reported 4,479 fatal crashes and 114,000...
Fred Fakkema, Vice President, Safety & Compliance, Zonar and Gary Schmidt, Senior Vice President of OEM Connected Solutions, Zonar share their 2021 Commercial Fleet Industry Trends and Predictions Fred: Speed limit mandates could be coming.Under the Obama Administration, FMCSA and...
It might keep the economy running, but trucking has never been the most cost-effective industry in which to operate. Even with more than 60,000 jobs to fill and a driver shortage expected to double in the next decade, expenses keep...
Digital paperwork saves more than paperWe’ve heard it a million times: ditch paper and go digital. Most of these conversations center on the environmental benefits of cutting paper usage, but organizations should go paperless for business-minded reasons as well. Save...
Don’t be an out-of-service statistic. Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself: The goal of Brake Safety Week is to reduce the number of crashes caused by poorly maintained braking systems on commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) by conducting...
Zonar’ has its very own women’s affinity group. Active, Supportive, Productive, Intentional, Respectful, Empowering (ASPIRE). The group was launched earlier this year with the intention of raising visibility of women and providing opportunities to develop leadership skills, inspire and build...
For the most part rule is in alignment with the U.S. ELD requirements and will affect 157,424 of the federally regulated commercial drivers in Canada. This includes the 20-30% of U.S. based fleets that cross the border regularly. (Just because...
The Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMSCA)’s electronic logging device (ELD) mandate continues to be a hot topic since the administration officially began its soft enforcement in December 2017 and hard enforcement in April of 2018. Though U.S. fleets currently...
There is a lot of confusion over the FMCSA’s Hours of Service (HOS) rules. Ray Martinez Administrator for the FMCSA said the agency is crafting a rule, planned for proposal this year, to change federal hours of service regulations. Martinez...
As seen in Fleet Owner, Zonar’s Fred Fakkema shares insights on preventing distracted driving in a connected world. Helping your drivers understand the root causes of distracted driving, encouraging best practices, and using technology to implement training and reinforce corrective...
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