by admin | Oct 18, 2022 | Fleet Safety, Policy & Procedures
(Tom Flaten – 10/18/2022) With October 15th in the rearview mirror, commercial motor carriers can finally say goodbye to the FMCSA COVID-19 hours-of-service emergency declaration issued on April 8, 2020. The hours-of-service exemption had been extended multiple times,...
by admin | Aug 18, 2020 | Fleet Safety
Our Safer Diving Series offers 17 online courses focused on both small and larger (regulated) fleets. Clients pay a single annual fee for unlimited access to all drivers in their fleet. If you are interested in the Thorn Valley Safety Portal, please fill out the form...
by admin | Jul 17, 2020 | Fleet Safety, Newsletter
Indiana Goes Hands-Free July 1, 2020 (in.gov.dot) Learn More Impaired driving just another part of 2020’s changing landscape (CCJ 6/24/2020) Continue Reading FMCSA advisory committee to review impacts of aging driver workforce, hemp legalization (CCJ 6/25/2020) Read...
by admin | Jul 17, 2020 | Fleet Safety, Newsletter
For several months COVID-19 has continued to dominate the news as additional waivers are granted or extended to the transportation and logistics industry to keep our supply chain moving. Here are the latest from FMCSA – please feel free to contact Thorn Valley for...
by admin | Jul 17, 2020 | Fleet Safety, Newsletter
Autonomous Vehicles continue to populate the landscape as the transportation industry grows and develops the eventuality of this technology. Questions from the industry and the public include when and where this will happen. The consensus and underlying concern are...
by admin | Jun 8, 2020 | Fleet Safety, Transportation (Passenger)
The NHTSA states that 2019 had an overall decrease in the percentage change for the number of deaths in the nation compared to 2018. ATRI Board approves 2020 top research priorities. Lastly, here’s how a tanker fleet uses “unorthodox trailer lighting” to fight...