Many Massachusetts Trucking Companies Score Poorly on Safety

Fox News Boston reports that many Boston-area trucking companies are scoring poorly on FMCSA vehicle and driver safety ratings. In their recent segment, Dangerous Trucks on Mass Roads, the most common violations were poor brakes on vehicles and driver HOS violations. Scores were based on the FMCSA SafeStat scoring system.

In Mass, “Commercial trucks were involved in 2,310 crashes in 2008 alone -- accidents that resulted in 20 deaths.”

These results underscore the need for EOBR requirements in high-risk trucking companies. In addition to tracking vehicle performance, these systems provide significant visibility into driver performance and can automate HOS compliance with electronic driver logs.



One example of a local fleet leveraging on-board systems is Demoulas’ Supermarkets of Tewksbury, MA. Read more…

Author: Frank Moreno