Tesla owners in California may be interested to learn that the automaker's newly updated Autopilot feature might not be entirely safe. According to a recent review by Consumer Reports that was published on May 22, it's easier to drive manually than use the automated...
Month: May 2019
Identifying and avoiding 3 common construction site hazards
Working construction is backbreaking and grueling. A day on the site can turn catastrophic, however, when a misstep by a fellow employee creates a safety concern. Do you know the three most common causes of injury on a construction site? Identifying these things may...
Monsanto ordered to pay $2 billion to long-time Roundup users
A California jury has handed down an award of more than $2 billion to a couple after a finding that Monsanto's weed killer contributed to their cancer. The couple will also receive $55 million to cover medical bills and for pain and suffering. The couple, a...
CVSA to hold Operation Safe Driver Week
California motorists should keep the date July 14 in mind because that will mark the start of the 2019 Operation Safe Driver Week. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will have law enforcement officials across North America searching for speeding commercial and...
The implications of 3 common pedestrian injuries
From motor vehicles to bicycles, the risk to pedestrians is high. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported almost 130,000 pedestrian injuries in one year alone where a crash or collision occurred. While no incident is the same, most people in these...
Safety tech may be answer to rise in truck crash numbers
Many trucking companies in California and across the U.S. are looking to vehicle devices as a way to improve safety for both their employees and others on the road. These devices include collision warning systems, lane departure warning systems, in-cab cameras, truck...
Lack of training may lead truckers to tamper with safety tech
The annual meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council took place in Atlanta, and there was a safety systems seminar held by the regional director of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems. What he had to say may be of interest to truckers and truck fleet owners in...