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PHOENIX — More actionable data, onboard safety technology and new equipment are helping carriers focus their safety efforts, customize coaching and reduce the risk of a crash.

Peterbilt is set to offer digital vision system-mirrors for its Models 579 and 567, and the truck maker expects to improve truck drivers’ visibility options and safety, it said.

Repairing the body on a Class 8 truck is a process of handling moving parts while performing a proper assessment and eventually restoring the unit to a safe, roadworthy state as quickly as possible.

The speed management provider E-Smart is adding a backing speed limiter feature for facilities to its services, the company announced April 22.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Motive has announced an array of AI products and services designed for driver safety and greater visibility and control over motor carrier and other related operations.

SPARROWS POINT, Md. — Crews are using the largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard to haul the wreckage from Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse to a nearby salvage yard.

During International Roadcheck on May 14-16, CVSA-certified inspectors will focus on tractor protection systems — and drivers who may be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA, one of the largest car shipping companies, said it expects a $5 million to $10 million hit to its earnings from the Baltimore bridge disaster.

Texas Trucking Association has been helping firefighters get truck tires to battle wildfires that have burned more than 1 million acres in the rural Panhandle.

NEW ORLEANS — A senior official at a federal agency offered to help carriers submit their comments, questions and quandaries related to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s work on potentially rewriting regulations for trailer underride guards.