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Calculate Your Diesel Emissions

Calculate Your Diesel Emissions

We're always looking for helpful tools to measure the overall impacts of the C10 truck. The EPA has a tool on their website to calculate your Diesel Emissions Quantifier (DEQ). Use it to understand your current fleet’s emissions profile and how...

Freezing Air Brakes?

Freezing Air Brakes?

Sub-Freezing Temperatures Wreak Havoc This time of year can add up to costly inconveniences and down-time. The freezing temperatures are hard on trucks and other equipment. A little bit of preventative maintenance can mean the difference in...

Driver Tip

ALWAYS KEEP YOUR DISTANCE Always leave enough space between you and the vehicle in front of you. If you hit someone from behind, you are typically considered "at fault," regardless of the situation. Additionally, large trucks require more stopping...

Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks

From the Cumberland family to yours, we wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving with your family and friends. "I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual." Henry David Thoreau

Preventing Driver Injuries in Fall and Winter

The following article originally shared via Idealease Safety Bulletin. Slip/Trip and Fall injuries are the most common type of injury for drivers. Most of them occur during the winter months. Each year, thousands of professional drivers are...

Parking Lot Accident Exposure Increases during the Holidays!

Parking Lot Accident Exposure Increases during the Holidays!

As we are drawing near to the holiday season it is time to remind drivers of the exposures that exist in parking lots as they make deliveries and pickups. This holiday season pay special attention when operating in a parking lot and observe the...

Daylight Savings Time Starts Sunday

Daylight Savings Time Starts Sunday

Sunday, November 5, 2017 is the beginning of Daylight Savings Time.   Make sure that all of your drivers are aware that the change to daylight savings will occur. Caution route drivers especially that the amount of daylight will change...

Nashville’s Traffic & Projected Growth

Nashville’s Traffic & Projected Growth

For those of you who've been in Nashville for a while, you'll have a good grasp on how traffic patterns have changed. Congestion is a fact in Nashville and surrounding areas. Last week, at the Tennessee Sustainable Transportation Awards and Forum,...

Inclement Weather Policy and Phone Number

Inclement Weather Policy and Phone Number

Inclement Weather Line: 615-829-7997. As the weather station is calling for flurries in Nashville, it's time to remind everyone of Cumberland's Inclement Weather Policy. Cumberland's number one priority is the safety of our customers, employees and...