Government Fleet News

PHOENIX - County workers were held responsible for about 10 percent of tickets received from 2008 to early this year while driving in a county vehicle, according to the Arizona Republic.

Tags: accident, county vehicle, driver safety, Maricopa County

ARLINGTON, VA - The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) recently sought out the impact of cell phone laws in changing patterns of driver cell phone use in New York, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia.

Tags: cell phone ban, Connecticut, distraction, District of Columbia, driver safety, IIHS, Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, New York

AUSTIN, TX – Commercial vehicles and large trucks in Texas would be required to give bicyclists and other vulnerable road users at least six feet of passing clearance under the "Safe Passing" bill, according to The Houston Chronicle.

Tags: bicyclists, commercial vehicles, driver safety, legislation, Safe Passing Bill, SB 488, Texas

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration now offers a commercial motor vehicle Web-based safety training program for both drivers and fleet safety managers responsible for driver training.

Tags: driver safety, Driver Training, FMCSA