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Winter Driving Tips for Driver and the Vehicle – Prepare for winter driving conditions
With fall here, it is time to talk to your drivers about winter driving conditions! Winter Driving Tips for the Driver and the...
Preventing Driver Injuries This Fall and Winter
Slip/Trip and Fall injuries are drivers’ most common type of injury. Most of them occur during the winter months. Thousands of...
New Out-of-Service Criteria from CVSA
Annually, the CVSA’s changes to the existing Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC) are approved in October and take effect the following April 1st; this year is no exception. Here are the changes for 2023:...
Free Safety & Compliance Seminar 2023 – Idealease – Orlando, FL
Complete Required Federal Training in One Day - For Free on May 10, 2023 in Orlando, Florida The one-day seminar will help private truck fleet professionals maintain a safe fleet, provide safety...
Saint Patrick’s Day Drunk Driving Prevention – March 17
St Patrick’s Day is one of the deadliest holidays on our nation’s roads. Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving This year, St. Patrick’s Day — March 17, 2023 — falls on a Friday. The celebratory day is...
CSA Prioritization Preview Website Now Available
As the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced proposed changes to its Safety Measurement System, used to identify and prioritize at risk motor carriers for enforcement and...
Daylight Savings Time Begins this Sunday, March 12th!
Start now to ensure all your drivers know about the daylight savings time on March 12, 2023. Caution route drivers, especially that the amount of daylight will change according to their stops with...
Do I Need a CDL License to Operate that Truck?
Answer: The regulations that address this question are found in FMCSA CFR 383.3 §383.3 Applicability. (a) The rules in this part apply to every person who operates a commercial motor vehicle (CMV)...
Why are we getting brake adjustment violations?
With automatic slack adjusters required by regulation on trucks and tractors since 1994 and trailers since 1995 why do we have brake adjustment violations? The first reason is that this is a mechanical device which if it is not maintained properly can malfunction and contribute to brakes out of adjustment. Slack adjusters on all commercial vehicles should be inspected and greased every 90 days.
The Winter Weather Has Arrived! Are You Prepared?
This week the Midwest is getting its first dose of measurable snow and below-freezing temperatures. The front will bring cold temperatures as far south as Georgia. So, it is an excellent time to review with your drivers how to take care of their fuel during these times.
Are You Sharing Your Driver With Another Company?
Multiple-employer driver means a driver who, in any period of 7 consecutive days, is employed or used as a driver by more than one motor carrier. This definition applies to a driver who regularly works part-time for two or more employers.