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View in browser   |   Commercial Carrier Journal     Technology Weekly     Telematics   Video telematics helps fleets fight the 'public health epidemic' of distracted driving   Collision fatalities in 2021 totaled an estimated 46,020 – up 9% from 2020 and 18% from 2019 – and on average eight people are killed in driver distraction-affected crashes daily. Learn how video telematics is reducing the number of tragic, preventable distracted driving crashes.   Collision fatalities in 2021 totaled an estimated 46,020 – up 9% from 2020 and 18% from 2019 – and on average eight people are killed in driver distraction-affected crashes daily. Learn how video telematics is reducing the number of tragic, preventable distracted driving crashes.   Technology   Rand McNally explains the logic of its recent acquisition   Company CEO Aaron Dannenbring said Rand McNally wanted to jumpstart its role in connected-vehicle technology rather than developing new technology over several years, and Fleetsu also broadens the company's global aspirations.   Technology   Tech shorts: Geotab, SureCam partner on fleet video telematics and more   Also: Netradyne has updated its platform and launched a training program; a New York transportation and logistics company has adopted Carrier Logistics' software; and Comdata has launched a new payment method for EVs in partnership with Motorq.   Workforce   Troubling trends in the diesel tech trade   Just more than 9,500 diesel mechanics technologies degrees were awarded in 2019, a drop of about 2.5%. Overall, the diesel tech shortage is becoming a top concern in the trucking industry.   Technology   Wireless backup cameras are improving rapidly and could be the next big thing in safety   Developers are overcoming hurdles in backup camera tech with a thinner bandwidth to direct reliable signal from the back of a 53-foot trailer to the tractor cab via WiFi and Bluetooth. “I think the biggest ROI is going to be being able to identify who it was that damaged the trailer," said one expert.         Sign up Did someone forward you this email? Sign up here   Contact Advertising|Editorial   You are receiving this email because you subscribed to receive relevant news from Commercial Carrier Journal.   Unsubscribe here   © 2022 All rights reserved. | Randall-Reilly 3200 Rice Mine Road NE Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 USA   About Randall Reilly LLC.