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Electronic Logging Devices
ELD provider measuring driver ‘anticipation’ performance
Blue Tree Systems’ new ‘Anticipation’ feature measures the gap between acceleration and brake usage, and is intended to provide operators a window into their brake usage to reduction wear and tear on brakes and operate more efficiently and safely.
September 27, 2017
Business
Brake Safety Week intensifies this year to a single-day blitz
Save the date: Sept. 7 is Brake Safety Day this year. The International Roadcheck enforcement blitz is on its way in just more than a month, June 6-8. And later in the year, the activities around Operation Safe Driver Oct. 15-21 will target unsafe behaviors, including those of automobile drivers navigating around commercial vehicles.
April 24, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Cutting through the ‘autonomous’ hype with Bendix’s Fred Andersky
Listen in on Andersky’s “Drivers and the Automated Future” tech talk at the Bendix booth at the Mid-American Trucking Show two weeks back — likewise a talk on PM procedures for slack adjusters.
April 7, 2017
Business
North Carolina enforcement: Where officer discretion can help
Professionalism at roadside can go a long way in influencing enforcement actions in North Carolina. The highway patrol there isn’t, by and large, “looking to jam up guys who are decent,” operators note. More in this CSA’s Data Trail profile of the state, by the numbers.
October 10, 2016
Business
Nationwide brake inspection blitz running this week
All of next week, inspectors will ramp up enforcement across North America to target brake violations.
September 9, 2016
Equipment
Tips for brake maintenance to lower costs, reduce violations
It’s no surprise that violations for brakes are among the most cited, given their constant wear and critical safety role. While that’s enough reason to keep them in shape, another big motivator is cost.
July 29, 2016
Business
New vid series on tire, brake maintenance
Accuride’s series of how-to videos assist owners and techs in properly installing and servicing Accuride’s steel and aluminum wheels and Gunite-brand brake drums and Automatic Slack Adjusters.
June 10, 2016
Channel 19
Performance-based brake testers (PBBTs) and liquid freight
If you haul liquid bulk, whether in a tanker or in totes, the difficulty of obtaining accurate weights at each wheel end with a PBBT during inspection often produces errors in readings. For Brake Safety Week 2020: a focus on chafed hoses.
May 3, 2016
Business
No breaks for brakes: Virginia State Police lead the nation in brake violation focus
The latest in Overdrive's CSA's Data Trail series shows a no-frills approach to inspections also puts Virginia near the top for maintenance violations overall.
October 30, 2015
Overdrive Extra
Conflicting accounts of bigger big rigs
When safety is at stake, there’s no need to take needless risks in the name of uncertain efficiency.
October 5, 2015
Business
Do the right thing
The “you drive your truck, I’ll drive mine” attitude isn’t helping anyone.
April 15, 2015
Business
STEMCO’s new website live
In addition, the supplier launched a new page for the company on LinkedIn for industry news and communication with end users.
June 26, 2014
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