Effective January 3, New Rule Will Impact 4 Million Commercial Drivers HERNDON, VA – Effective today, a new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rule prohibits an estimated four million commercial truck and bus drivers from using handheld cell phones while driving. Under the new rule, individual drivers face civil penalties up to $2,750, [...]
New Proposal Recognizes Need for Innovative Enforcement Solutions Such as ZoomSafer HERNDON, VA – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) voted yesterday to recommend that all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia enact laws banning drivers from any use of personal electronic devices, including both handheld and hands-free cell phone use, while [...]
New Rule Is Clear on Employer Liability, Silent on Enforcement Methods RESTON, VA – The U. S Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) have handed down a new joint rule prohibiting interstate truck and bus drivers from using handheld mobile phones while driving. While [...]
PHH Arval, ZoomSafer Create New Service that Enables Safe and Legal Use of Smartphones While Driving Sparks, MD – In an effort to reduce distracted driving, PHH Arval has partnered with ZoomSafer to create the fleet industry’s first smartphone application that detects when employees are driving and automatically encourages safe smartphone use. “It’s really very [...]
Drivers Carrying Personal Cell Phones Opt-in to Carrier-Sponsored Safety Programs RESTON, VA – ZoomSafer, the leading provider of enterprise software to promote safe and legal use of cell phones while driving, announced today the latest release of its FleetSafer Vision™ distracted driving solution. Designed specifically for trucking fleets in which drivers typically carry personal [...]
FleetSafer Mobile and FleetSafer Vision Now Available for Purchase by Government Agencies Waterford, WI—Runzheimer International and ZoomSafer announced today the availability of ZoomSafer’s FleetSafer Vision™ and FleetSafer Mobile™ safe driving solutions through the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Awards Schedule program. Through its partnership with Runzheimer International, ZoomSafer’s FleetSafer Vision and FleetSafer Mobile are the [...]
New starter kit helps companies measure and manage employee distracted driving RESTON, VA – When you hop in your car in the morning and are already running fifteen minutes late while trying to drink your coffee, organize your to-do list, plan for your afternoon meeting, the last thing on your mind is driving safely – [...]
Industry leaders share best practices for promoting safe and legal use of cell phones while driving RESTON, VA – ZoomSafer announced today that co-founder Michael Riemer has been invited by Compli, a leading provider of HR and compliance management software, to be a featured speaker for its upcoming webinar on distracted driving entitled, “Distracted Driving [...]
Integrating insured drivers’ vehicle data with phone use data could help modify driver behavior RESTON, VA – An increasingly popular form of automobile insurance, usage-based insurance (UBI) programs keep track of miles driven, time of day driven, speeding, hard breaking, and other events in order to monitor driver behavior, calculate risk and determine premium [...]
New Solution Increases Fleet Safety and Reduces Employer Liability Seattle, WA/Herndon, VA – According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, texting or typing on a phone while driving increases the risk of crashing up to 23 times. Zonar, provider of electronic fleet inspection, tracking and operations solutions, and ZoomSafer, the leading provider of policy management [...]