Truck Drivers – Trillium Staffing https://pubblog.in.trilliumstaffing.com Your Partner at Work Tue, 16 Jul 2024 19:47:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.22 Are You Using Truck-Specific GPS? /blog/are-you-using-truck-specific-gps/ Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:48:07 +0000 /blog/?p=1447 Continue reading →]]> The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is continuing their efforts to help drivers reduce bridge strikes and other dangerous accidents by distributing cards to truck drivers warning of the dangers that can arise from using GPS units meant for non-commercial and smaller vehicles.

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The FMCSA has posted warnings on their site and continues to bring awareness to the dangers that come from using improper equipment. A 2009 study found that about 80% of bridge strikes in New York were a result of large vehicles using the wrong navigation devices. With simple prevention, drivers can avoid these life threatening accidents that often result in serious injuries, heavy equipment damage, costly road repairs, and long delays for other motorists. Click here for a copy of the FMCSA’s GPS Selection Guide for CMV’s.

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