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Learn from Other Truck Fleets How INFORM Safety Solves Safety Problems

Three carriers. Three different safety challenges. One solution: INFORM Safety. INFORM Safety is easy-to-use data visualization software, available to PrePass customers at no extra charge. INFORM Safety takes the very same data that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) uses to evaluate motor carrier safety and displays it in

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What Could a U.S. Truck Speed Limiter Mandate Look Like? – Part Two

With the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration once again considering the idea of mandating speed limiters on most tractor-trailers, PrePass examines use of the devices in different parts of the world. In Part One we looked at speed limiter mandates in other countries. In this part, we review research and

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What Could a U.S. Truck Speed Limiter Mandate Look Like? – Part One

The debate over speed limiters on trucks has returned. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reopened a 2016 rulemaking on the issue in May of 2022. Since then, comments about the plan are reportedly pouring in to the agency, even though an actual regulatory proposal is not anticipated until spring

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The PrePass/Partner Truck Driver Experience

Truck drivers perform in an extraordinarily complex environment. Drivers must deal with dizzying streams of state and federal regulations, often uncooperative motorists, changing traffic and highway conditions, plus many other challenges. This all happens while an electronic logging device continually monitors drivers and by the prospect of time-consuming weigh station

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PrePass Safety Alliance Acquires Leading Truck Technology Firm

Strategic acquisition aligns connected vehicle technology leaders to improve highway safety and efficiency. PHOENIX – July 12, 2022 – PrePass Safety Alliance, the non-profit provider of PrePass® weigh station bypass and other advanced truck safety and toll payment technologies has announced the acquisition of  CVO Holding Company LLC (CVO). The

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FMCSA Forecasts Autonomous Truck Rulemaking for Late 2022

Toward the end of 2022, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration may release a proposed rulemaking for fully-automated (autonomous) trucks, according to the head of FMCSA’s technology division. But considering the complexity of autonomous vehicles (AV) – both cars and trucks – that schedule is not locked in. Take, for

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Traffic Fatalities Hit 16-Year High, Truck Involved Fatalities Up 13%

A recent report shows U.S. traffic fatalities hit a 16-year high in 2021, up 10.5% from the year before. Early analysis from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows that 42,915 people perished in motor vehicle crashes last year compared to 38,824 fatalities in 2020. Forty-four states, the District

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PrePass Now Available on Pedigree Technologies Cab-Mate ELD

Pedigree Technologies welcomes PrePass as its newest partner, helping fleets achieve safe, compliant, and efficient operations. PHOENIX – May 6, 2022 – PrePass Safety Alliance is pleased to announce a new partnership with Pedigree Technologies that brings PrePass, North America’s leading preclearance program, to the OneView® platform. With this latest

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FMCSA Reopening Truck Speed Limiter Rulemaking

UPDATED – May 26, 2022 – Uncle Sam is resurrecting plans to require big rigs to be equipped with activated speed limiters as part of a larger effort to reduce the number of crashes on highways. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has filed a Advance Notice of Supplemental Proposed

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Canada Delays ELD Enforcement Until 2023

Transport Canada, the national transportation regulator for Canada, is delaying the enforcement of electronic logging devices (ELDs) until Jan. 1, 2023. The extension from the June 12, 2022 enforcement date announced earlier follows a yearlong “progressive enforcement period” that began in June 2021. According to the Canadian Council of Motor

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Trucking Things to Know Now, Part 5: Federal Regulatory Updates

Whatever the political headlines of the day, federal agencies continue to add new trucking regulations, adopt new forms, and extend or discontinue previous waivers and exemptions. In this series, “Trucking Things to Know Now,” PrePass provides quick updates on regulatory developments, often with links to more information. Civil penalties for

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FMCSA Finalizes New Regulations for Truck Windshield Areas

In the trucking industry and commercial vehicle law enforcement, we have become accustomed to federal agencies, like the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, creating regulations. We often forget that we have the power to petition for a new rule as well. One company didn’t forget. Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA)

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