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Drivewyze Now Offers Weigh Station Bypass Service in Oregon
DALLAS, Nov. 5, 2019 – Truck fleets and operators using Drivewyze PreClear weigh station bypass service will now receive bypasses at 10 locations in Oregon. The new Drivewyze sites are located in Woodburn (north and southbound), Booth Ranch (north and southbound), Ashland (north and southbound), southwest of Juniper Butte (north and southbound), Wyeth (westbound), and…
CVSA Hands Out Plenty of Speeding Citations During Operation Safe Driver Week
With millions more passenger vehicles on the roadways than commercial vehicles, it’s no surprise that passenger-vehicle drivers accounted for far more citations during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Operation Safe Driver Week this past summer. Still, when you take a look at the stats, it’s pretty interesting how skewed the numbers are. Of the more…
Do your part to eliminate the spotted lanternfly
While “spotted lanternfly” may have a harmless sounding name like firefly or lady bug, don’t be fooled. The spotted lanternfly is invasive and a destructive little bug that specializes in terrorizing crops and trees. Originally from southwest Asia, the spotted lanternfly found its way to the state of Pennsylvania in 2014 and has since imposed…
Drivewyze Gives a Peak of the Future at Trimble’s in.sight User Conference
It may have been raining and flooding around Houston thanks to Tropical Storm Imelda –but that didn’t deter those attending Trimble’s 3-day ‘in.sight’ conference from seeing a sunny forecast thanks to a bevy of new technologies introduced at the user conference. Drivewyze was there too – showcasing its PreClear weigh station bypass technology, and Driver…
Slow and Steady – The Key to Traversing Down Steep Grade
Losing the ability to slow your speed, especially down steep grade, is one of the most unnerving things a driver can experience on the road. It’s one of those ‘“It’ll never happen to me” scenarios, but if your brakes give out, and there is no way to slow down, all you can do is hope…
Prepare for Brake Safety Week
Brake Safety week is here – and takes place from September 15-21. Every year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s FMCSA, conducts a week-long inspection campaign focused on brakes. And for good reason. During its annual Roadcheck event (a 72-hour safety inspection blitz), out-of-adjustment brakes and brake system…
Until Further Notice – The Maximum Truck Speed Bill Continues to Hit Delays
A bill that would set a maximum speed limit for commercial trucks by using speed-limiting devices has once again been put on hold. In June, U.S. senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA), and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Cullum Owings Large Truck Safe Operating Speed Act of 2019 that would require all new and existing commercial trucks…
Product Update: Mountain Corridor Notifications
We’re excited to announce a new product update to our Drivewyze Safety Notifications service! If you haven’t heard of the Drivewyze Safety Notifications yet, you can learn more about it here. It’s a free add-on service available to for paid Drivewyze PreClear subscribers, that alerts drivers about upcoming high-risk areas on the road. Watch the…
Do it Yourself Truck Scales – There When you Need Them
‘You gotta be kidding me’ is probably the politest response a driver will have if they find out they check in overweight at a weigh station. While the bulk of the trucks that have a “weight problem” are work trucks hauling product like gravel and logs, that doesn’t mean general freight always passes through with…
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