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Companies Increasingly Concerned About Employee Use of Cell Phones While Driving

New survey finds 26% of fleet operators plan to evaluate technology to manage cell phone use policies   Herndon, VA – The number of commercial fleet operators that have adopted written policies pertaining to employee use of cell phones while driving on-the-job has increased 29% in the past year – from 62% to 80% – [...]

ZoomSafer Named Winner of 2012 MobileTrax Mobility Award

 ZoomSafer honored for developing best-in-industry enterprise solutions for promoting safe and legal use of mobile phones while driving HERNDON, VA – ZoomSafer announced today that is has been named a winner of the 2012 MobileTrax Mobility Awards, receiving the award for achievements in “Preventing Texting While Driving,” in the Mobile Services category. These are ZoomSafer’s [...]

Three Pillar Global Helps ZoomSafer Improve Highway Safety

FleetSafer® Mobile Product Actively Promotes Safe and Legal Use of Mobile Phones While Driving Fairfax, VA – April 3, 2012 -Three Pillar Global, a product development partner creating software that accelerates business value, today announced that the nation’s roads are safer thanks to its ongoing role as ZoomSafer’s development and integration partner. Three Pillar Global’s [...]

ZoomSafer Partners with Drivewyze to Prevent Distracted Driving

Louisville, Kentucky – ZoomSafer Inc., maker of FleetSafer® Mobile smartphone software and Drivewyze Inc. , maker of Drivewyze™, a new service to provide inspection bypass and toll payments via a smartphone, have announced their intent to work together to ensure product compatibility and promote safe driving behavior when using the Drivewyze service on a smartphone. [...]

ZoomSafer Introduces Safe DialTM Technology to Help FMCSA-Regulated Fleet Operators Enforce Cell Phone Use Policies

The first and only distracted driving solution to fully support compliance with the recent FMCSA rule banning commercial drivers from using hand-held mobile phones   RESTON, VA – ZoomSafer announced today a new release of its patented FleetSafer® Mobile safe driving software that is the first and only distracted driving solution to fully foster compliance [...]

ZoomSafer’s Mobile Phone Safety Software Now Compatible with Geotab

New Offering Leverages Geotab’s GO Fleet Tracking Devices to Prevent Distracted Driving   Reston, VA – ZoomSafer, the leading provider of policy management software to prevent distracted driving, and Geotab announced today that ZoomSafer’s FleetSafer® Mobile software is now compatible with Geotab’s GO4 and GO5 GPS vehicle tracking solutions.   Geotab is a leading provider [...]

New Survey Gauges Industry Reaction to FMCSA Cell Phone Restrictions for Interstate Truck and Bus Drivers

27% of fleets plan to investigate technology-based compliance solutions within next 12 months   RESTON, VA – The number of commercial fleet operators that have adopted written policies pertaining to employee use of cell phones while driving on-the-job has increased 31% in the past nine months – from 62% in May 2011 to 81% in [...]

ZoomSafer Publishes Guide to Complying with FMCSA Handheld Cell Phone Ban

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, [...]

NTSB Recommends Banning All Cell Phone Use While Driving

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 [...]

DOT Bans Handheld Cell Phones for Interstate Truck and Bus Drivers

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 [...]