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Top 4 Unsafe Driver Behaviors in Trucking
Top 4 Unsafe Driver Behaviors in Trucking
Learn more about the CVSA annual initiative across the U.S. and Canada to help make the roadways safer for everyone to travel.
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The Zonar Advantage: Enhancing Fleet and Asset Tracking
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How to streamline back-office productivity with tracking and diagnostics
ROI for Real-Time Driver Coaching
ROI for Real-Time Driver Coaching
Your guide to understanding ELDs
Your guide to understanding ELDs
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How to get ahead of changing regulations in California
The California intrastate ELD mandate
The California intrastate ELD countdown is on.
California is aligning with the FMCSA’s ELD mandate and will require its intrastate commercial drivers to use ELDs instead of paper logs.
Facts about the CARB Clean Truck Check program
Down and dirty facts about the CARB Clean Truck Check program.
This program is designed to reduce the amount of toxic air pollution produced by commercial vehicles that travel through California.
Sidestep these pitfalls of self-installing fleet telematics.
Sidestep these pitfalls of self-installing fleet telematics.
Before you commit to self-install, let's cover some common pitfalls.
Keep tire pressure problems from becoming OOS violations
Keep tire pressure problems from becoming OOS violations.
Flat and underinflated tires are the leading reasons for vehicle out-of-service (OOS) violations.
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How to maximize uptime and lower costs.
What to expect from professional fleet telematics installation
What to expect from professional fleet telematics installation
Infographics: Top 10 Worst Bottlenecks For Trucks
Top 10 Worst Bottlenecks For Trucks
The American Transportation Research Institute has released its 2023 report ranking the worst places for truck-involved traffic...
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Drive Value: Monitor Tire Health Online, In Real Time.
Learn how a remote TPMS prevents tire failures, reduces costs and saves lives.
Keep your fleet’s tires from blowing it.
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Know your vehicle inspections are done right.
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Know Your Assets Are Safe. Anytime, Anywhere.
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Cut fuel costs with data-based guidance
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Learn How to Save with Fuel Reporting.
Infographics: Top 5 Unsafe Driver Behaviors in Trucking with Zonar
Top 5 Unsafe Driver Behaviors in Trucking.
In July 2022, commercial law enforcement officers issued thousands of citations and warnings to commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) for common unsafe driving behaviors.
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From Driver to Done: Using Smart Fleet Tech to Retain Your Drivers
Driver Retention: How Workflow Unification Helps.
Driver Retention: How Workflow Unification Helps.
Unify your drivers’ workflow with a mobile solution such as Zonar MobileCommand™, and put every tool they need to interact with your TMS on one app.
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Protecting Your Fleet Against False Claims with Video Evidence
3 Top Trucking Ops Costs and How to Lower Yours
3 Top Trucking Ops Costs and How to Lower Yours
Operating costs for trucking hit their highest levels.
Telematics for Vocational Fleets
Recruit women drivers using smart fleet tech.
top internal fuel theft with fuel tracking and analytics. - Zonar Systems
Stop internal fuel theft with fuel tracking and analytics.
Use the fuel tracking and analytics solution, in conjunction with the GPS tracking solution, to analyze real-world fuel usage, vehicle movements and driver behavior.
Top 5 differences between U.S. and Canadian ELD
The Canadian ELD looks much like the U.S. ELD, but there are key differences between the two.
Human trafficking Infographic
Sharp eyes save lives. End human trafficking.
Join the fight to end human trafficking. Learn more from those on the frontlines.
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Cut Fuel Costs with Data-Based Guidance
School bus tracking apps ease pain points for everyone.
Adapt by adopting fleet management apps.
Fleets that integrated more mobile apps have seen how much faster and more efficiently their operation runs.
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Change Driver Turnover into Driver Retention
Infographic: CVSA Brake Safety Week
CVSA Brake Safety Week 2021
Why you should take a moment to check your brakes. It can save lives.
Change truck driver turnover into retention.
Change truck driver turnover into retention.
Explore other methods of retaining drivers and operators, especially your top performers.
Best practices for implementing telematics infographic
Best practices for implementing telematics
See a high-level list of what’s needed for rolling out a modern solution.
Best practices for implementing fleet telematics.
Best practices for implementing fleet telematics.
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Improve Driver Retention with Easy Driver Coaching
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Prevent Accidents and Fines with Verified Inspections
Protect against staged crashes and nuclear verdicts.
Protect against staged crashes and nuclear verdicts
Staged accidents and false insurance claims against commercial trucks is big business.
Lower your insurance rates and CSA scores.
Lower your insurance rates and CSA scores.
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Canadian ELD: A Look at the First Year
Canadian ELD mandate
Zonar and the Canadian ELD mandate
If your fleet travels across the U.S.-Canada border, the deadline to comply with the Canadian ELD mandate is coming up.
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Canadian ELD: Preparing for June 12
Rethink your shop, keep your fleet healthy.
Rethink your shop, keep your fleet healthy.
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Canadian ELD: What to Know Before June 12
Prepare your fleet for the 3G sunset.
Prepare your fleet for the 3G sunset.
What is a CSA score?
Your CSA score reflects your commitment to safety.
Making the roads safer means holding motor carriers and drivers accountable for their role in preventing accidents.
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New Training Offerings to get the Most Out of Your Tech
Top 5 CVSA citations and how to prevent them
Top 5 CVSA citations and how to prevent them
An estimated 94% of crashes involve driver-related behavior.
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Industry updates with Zonar's Safety & Compliance Experts
Ask the right questions, choose the right provider.
Ask the right questions, choose the right provider.
Personal Conveyance Best Practices
Personal Conveyance Best Practices
Drivers may use personal conveyance once they’re relieved from all work and responsibilities.
Fundamentals of fleet management
Fundamentals of fleet management
Fleet management is the administrative process of overseeing fleet operations.
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Zonar OTAir® for freight - Cummins DIY engine update
Mind your inspections: Freight Trucks
Mind your inspections: Freight trucks
Your guide to the flow of what—and how—to inspect freight trucks.
Keep your fleet nimble to keep up
Keep your fleet nimble to keep up
These past weeks have been an exercise in logistic agility for commercial fleets. Carriers and drivers have been forced to rapidly adapt to changing demands for goods.
Top 6 ELD Exemptions
Top 6 ELD Exemptions
So who, exactly, is exempt from the ELD mandate? Below are the top six exemptions.
FMCSA updates its HoS Final Rule
FMCSA updates its HoS Final Rule
The FMCSA has published its new Hours-of-Service Final Rule to increase safety by updating existing regulations for commercial motor vehicle drivers.
5 Zonar resources you may not know about.
5 Zonar resources you may not know about
Have what you need to make the most of your Zonar solution? Read about some resources and tools that could help your fleet run more smoothly and safely.
Infographic: How fleet gamification helps you retain drivers
Retain drivers using fleet gamification
Make them want to stay without relying on financial incentives.
Keep fuel theft from draining your bottom line
Keep fuel theft from draining your bottom line
Use Smart Fleet Technology to Retain Your Drivers
Use Smart Fleet Technology to Retain Your Drivers
Where DVIR and eDVIR stop, EVIR ensures compliance
Where DVIR and eDVIR stop, EVIR ensures compliance
Imagine knowing your fleet inspections are being performed properly—every time. How would it feel, knowing all i’s are dotted, all t’s are crossed?
Get to know fleet gamification
Get to know fleet gamification
A three-part series, in which we explain what fleet gamification is, who’s using it and how you can implement it to make your drivers safer and more efficient.
Top 6 unsafe driving behaviors
Top 6 unsafe driving behaviors Infographic
Find out what the top citations and warnings were issued.
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Proposed HOS Rule Changes - What You Need to Know
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How Key Differences in the Canadian ELD Affect You
Help your drivers fight highway hypnosis
Help your drivers fight highway hypnosis
Most drivers know the risks of distracted driving and falling asleep behind the wheel. Highway hypnosis is just as dangerous.
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Tracking Fuel Efficiency and Driver Behavior with ZFuel™
Dangers of Speeding and Aggressive Driving
Save Lives. Teach Your Drivers to Slow Down
When commercial drivers speed, they do more than jeopardize lives. They also leave the companies, organizations and agencies that hired them open to liability.
The Latest on the Canadian ELD Mandate
The Latest on the Canadian ELD Mandate
The Canadian ELD rule closely mirrors the U.S. ELD rule. However, just because your fleet is ELD certified in the U.S. doesn’t mean it will be in Canada.
What to look for in an ELD provider
What to look for in an ELD provider
Choosing the right provider with the right solution sets you up for success.
6 Things to Look for in a Telematics Provider
6 Things to Look for in a Telematics Provider
Smart fleet management is an investment, in more ways than upfront costs.
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How Video and Gamification Can Improve Driver Performance
Infographic: Stay Safe on the Road This July 4th
Stay safe on the road for the 4th
Check these tips from a former truck driver to stay safe around big rigs.
The Era of ELD: What Law Enforcement is Looking For
The Era of ELD: What Law Enforcement is Looking For
Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspection Tips
Use Caution at Every Turn
Driving a big rig is a responsibility. See the numbers behind the role.
Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspection Tips
Prevent CMV Inspection Citations
Check out these tips for preventing citations with proper inspections.
Why Waiting to Implement ELDs Hurts Your Business
Why Waiting to Implement Electronic Logging Devices Hurts Your Business
Many small carriers thought it was prudent to wait until the lawsuit was decided. As of October 31, 2016, the Federal mandate was upheld unanimously by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
State Trooper Confidential: What to Know About Roadside Inspections
State Trooper Confidential: What to Know About Roadside Inspections
When drivers look in their rear view mirror and spot a state patrol vehicle, they probably imagine potential scenarios that could take place.
Top 10 Most Dangerous Roads in the US for Truck Drivers
Top 10 Most Dangerous Roads in the U.S. for Truck Drivers
Find out which roads are the most accident heavy.
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The Transportation Triple Threat
Q&A on the ELD Mandate with Fred Fakkema
Q&A on the ELD Mandate with Fred Fakkema, Vice President of Compliance at Zonar
Zonar has positioned itself to be the leading ELD provider by participating in the conversation and development of the mandate
The 100 Air-Mile Radius
The Misunderstood Exception to the ELD Rule: The 100 Air-Mile Radius
Avoid millions lost due to downtime for failed roadside inspections
Avoid millions lost due to downtime for failed roadside inspections
Prevent the financial hit behind violations.
Improving Driver Behavior to Maximize Fuel Economy
Improving Driver Behavior to Maximize Fuel Economy
According to the American Trucking Association, over 70% of all the freight tonnage moved in the U.S. goes on trucks.
Fleets to Smart Fleet Management
From Connected Trucks/Fleets to Smart Fleet Management
When you say "connected fleet", it invokes ideas of driverless trucks spanning the nation's highways communicating with each other and the highway infrastructure.
Beat the Heat: How Zonar Can Help Fleets
Beat the Heat: How Zonar Can Help Fleets Remain Safe and Efficient This Summer
Summer is about more than just time off from school and work, beaches, beers and hotdogs. It's also about long weekends, vacations and road trips.
ELD Mandate Infographic
ELDs make the roads safer
Learn a bit about what’s behind the ELD mandate.