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FMCSA grants exemption to allow cameras as rearview mirror alternative
FMCSA says use of the Stoneridge system eliminates blind spots on both sides of the truck, expands the field of view by an estimated 25 percent, and a trailer panning feature automatically tracks the end of the trailer to keep it in view when the truck is moving forward.
January 3, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Podcast: Birdās eye view of fleetsā initiatives on driver scoring systems
In this installment of Overdrive Radio, CCJ Tech Editor Aaron Huff provides a high-level overview of how fleets are using the influx of data from in-cab systems to monitor, coach and score drivers. Listen hereā¦
January 11, 2018
Overdrive Extra
A potential role for cameras and wearables in regulating drowsy driving
Until very recently, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has largely ignored fatigue monitoring technology, and therefore any potential it has for a significant revision of the hours of service. Instead, regulators for decades have tinkered with the hours of service as if it were a magic template to solve the fatigue problem for every [ā¦]
November 21, 2017
Business
When grabbing the right bug-out bag matters
In which Wendy almost grabs the wrong one for the eclipse run. āWhen you have six different green, black and gray backpacks in the cabinet, and two of them are camera equipment, you sometimes grab the bag full of guns, instead of the Canon.ā
August 21, 2017
Voices
POLL: Do you run with a dashcam or other camera on the truck?
Do you run with a dashcam or other camera system on the truck? Weigh in here.
July 20, 2017
Business
Bakking into the future
Driver Luke Haenās āBakkabā portable back-up camera for the most difficult of maneuvers: āLuke realized that no matter how good someone was at backing a trailer, there would always be times when the angle was just impossible, or the line of vision was blocked ā¦ Bakkab was born.ā
May 22, 2017
Business
360-degree exterior-camera system announced
Rear View Safety introduced its RVS-77535 360-degree Surround View Camera System. The system uses 4 ultra-wide fish-eye cameras to create a 3D image of the vehicle and its surroundings.
November 9, 2016
Business
FMCSA updates regs for windshield-mounted safety devices
The devices covered in the amendment must be mounted no more than four inches below the upper edge or seven inches above the lower edge of the area swept by the windshield wipers, and must also be outside the driverās sight lines to the road and highway signs and signals.
September 22, 2016
Overdrive Radio
Stay on top of your driving data
Audio and more from attorney Rob Moseley: Failure to manage data routinely could lead to situations not at all uncommon that put the trucker at a distinct disadvantage when accused of fault after a crash.
June 22, 2016
Business
The 500 million dollar question
āSince when were the words āsafetyā and ārevenueā interchangeable? Oh thatās right, I forgot. They became interchangeable the minute safety became a billion-dollar business.ā
February 26, 2016
Business
FMCSA denies request by trucking company to use cameras instead of mirrors on trucks
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied an exemption request from Atwood Forest Products to allow the company to install camera systems at the sides and rear of its 15 trucks in place of rear-view mirrors.
December 4, 2015
Business
Fatigue monitoring: New device made available in U.S. market
The Rear View Safety company claims its MR688 camera, already in use internationally in trucking operations, can detect changes in driversā faces to issue audible fatigue warnings.
October 8, 2015
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