Case Study: How One Company Increased Driver Safety, Decreased Accidents
A great deal of people rely on Black & Veatch’s global engineering and construction services to keep their everyday lives and businesses on track.
Because of this reliance, it’s imperative that Black & Veatch’s 450 vehicle fleet and drivers arrive on time and safely so they can get the job done.
However, the company was faced with the ever-present challenge of finding a way to accurately measure performance while motivating their diverse group of drivers who man a mix of cars, service trucks and Class 8 trucks.
Learn how, through the power of telematics from Geotab, Black & Veatch increased driver safety while decreasing accidents and liability. Read the case study here.
Don’t Waste Money on Premium Gas if Your Car Is Made for Regular
With the typical new passenger vehicle costing more than $33,000, American drivers understandably want to do everything they can to preserve their investments.
But using a higher octane fuel than a vehicle’s owner’s manual specifies “provides no increase in fuel economy, horsepower or a reduction in emissions,” said Greg Brannon, the AAA’s director of automotive engineering.
And what better way to do that than by spending a few extra cents per gallon and occasionally treating your car to a tank of premium fuel?
Feds Issue First Self-Driving Vehicle Guidelines
Federal safety regulators will issue a broad framework today for developing, testing and deploying autonomous vehicles, which are coming to market before undergoing many tests human-driven cars must meet before they are offered to consumers.
The framework contained four sections — vehicle performance guidance, a model state policy, current regulatory tools and modern regulatory tools.
The Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will listen to public and industry comment for the next 60 days.
Courtesy Delivery Made Easier with LeasePlan Direct
LeasePlan USA is making exciting enhancements to the driver experience with LeasePlan Direct, an online tool that connects LeasePlan with dealerships across the country.
LeasePlan Direct also features better control over courtesy delivery payments and provides clients further insight into costs associated with new vehicle delivery.
This is how it works: Dealers enrolled in LeasePlan Direct can view key order-to-delivery status changes, required documents and other information in a secure online platform that can provide quick answers for drivers, any time, any day.
Phone Makers Could Cut Off Drivers. So Why Don’t They?
The court filings paint a grisly picture: As Ashley Kubiak sped down a Texas highway in her Dodge Ram truck, she checked her iPhone for messages.
Distracted, she crashed into a sport utility vehicle, killing its driver and a passenger and leaving a child paralyzed.
Now a lawsuit related to that 2013 Texas crash is raising a question: Does Apple — or any cellphone maker or wireless company — have a responsibility to prevent devices from being used by drivers in illegal and dangerous ways?
The product liability lawsuit, filed against Apple by families of the victims, contends that Apple knew its phones would be used for texting and did not prevent Ms. Kubiak from texting dangerously. It has brought to light a piece of evidence that legal and safety experts say puts Apple in a quandary — one it shares with other wireless companies.
In Apple’s case, the evidence shows, the company has a patent for technology designed to prevent texting while driving, but it has not deployed it.
