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Advanced driver assistance systems have the potential to improve safety, but the road to adoption in trucking likely remains long, according to experts.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced $45.9 million in funding has been invested in multimodal projects meant to improve safety, mobility and economic activity.

Electronic driver vehicle inspection reports help digitize the inspection process to be more efficient and paperless.

Dealers and other fleet-­servicing shops are coming to terms with the growing shift toward electric fleet vehicles. If enough truck dealerships are slow to adopt, “it may slow down the rollout or it may lead to another service model, such as through third parties or national service chains,” said Mike Roeth, executive director for the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.

The U.S. Transportation Department is moving to reverse former President Donald Trump’s bid to end California’s ability to set its own automobile tailpipe pollution standards.

Time is money in the trucking business, so the clock is always ticking when a commercial truck is in the shop for maintenance or repairs.

When a trucking fleet conducts an internal investigation after one of its drivers is involved in a crash, the results can help to improve safety both for the company and the individual driver. But if a plaintiff attorney gains access to that internal post-accident analysis, the information it contains can turn that company’s good intentions into an element of a legal case that leads to a multimillion dollar jury verdict.

Hydraulic utility equipment was added to Technology & Maintenance Council’s maintenance coding system updates, the division of American Trucking Associations announced April 20.

A Technology & Maintenance Council study group presented best practices to fleets and transportation companies for ramping up cleaning to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

North Dakota and the province of Manitoba have undertaken a joint initiative to vaccinate Canada-based truck drivers transporting goods to and from the U.S.