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Impact & Regulations

FMCSA Plans Study on Vehicle Maintenance Impact on Safety

September 5, 2023

Via: Transport Topics

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced a plan to conduct a survey and study that focuses on how vehicle maintenance requirements impact overall motor carrier safety. “The study goal is to determine what improvements, ranging from better compliance interventions […]


Shipping

FedEx to Spend $100 Million on Improving Delivery Vehicle Safety

September 20, 2021

Via: Transport Topics

FedEx Corp. plans to spend more than $100 million to improve delivery van safety and reduce costs from accidents, potentially dragging on short-term earnings as the courier faces pressure from rising wages and other expenses. The company’s ground unit is […]


Impact & Regulations

12% of Vehicles Inspected Placed Out-of-Service

October 28, 2020

Via: Transport Topics

Commercial vehicle inspectors put 12% of the 43,565 inspected commercial motor vehicles out-of-service for brake-related violations during Brake Safety Week Aug. 23-29, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance said Oct. 27. Brake Safety Week is part of CVSA’s Operation Airbrake program, […]


Vehicles

Tesla Model 3 Can Survive a Crash—and Avoid One, Too

July 3, 2019

Via: Wired

THE FIRST WEEK of July is shaping up to be a good one for Tesla. On Tuesday, Elon Musk’s automaker announced the results of a tremendous second quarter: Tesla delivered about 95,200 cars between April and June, a new quarterly […]