What impact does driver detention at customer facilities have on safety and productivity? The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) set out to answer this with a new analysis comparing surveys conducted in 2014 and 2018. The full report and be downloaded here. ATRI’s analysis found that across the four-year period, detention frequency and length have […]
New York City 2019 Mobility Report: Fast Facts
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) has released its annual Mobility Report that analyzes recent trends and describes how New Yorkers move around. Fortunately, this year DOT combined all Taxi and For-Hire Vehicle (FHV: Uber, Lyft, etc.) trips in order to better account for the explosion of FHV trips since 2010. Overall FHV […]
Complete Streets Considerations for Freight (and Emergency) Vehicle Operations
As cities around the country reengineer their streets under the “complete streets” model (think bike lanes and pedestrian plazas) freight carriers and emergency vehicles, which are vital to building and maintain vibrant communities are often left out. Hopefully this will begin to change with the release of A guidebook for considering freight in complete street […]
CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver Week Set for July 14-20 with a Focus on Speeding
“For more than two decades, speeding has been involved in nearly one-third of all motor vehicle fatalities,” said CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance) President Chief Jay Thompson with the Arkansas Highway Police. In 2017, 26% of all traffic fatalities were linked to speeding, according to NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) . Speeding of any […]
The Search for Safe Young Drivers
The trucking industry has struggled mightily to recruit and retain talented truck drivers for years now. As a result, by 2024 the driver shortage is expected to reach 175,000 (CCJ). Other factors contributing to the driver shortage include extended periods of time spent away from home, irregular schedules, and various regulatory demands. Exacerbating the problem […]