Successful fleet management requires a delicate balance between operational efficiency and driver safety while remaining cost-effective. Preventative maintenance can achieve all three goals by keeping operating expenses low and reducing downtime. Preventative maintenance has other benefits that aren’t obvious at first glance. For example, drivers’ behavior often improves if the fleet vehicles receive regular and
Read More...The frequency and severity of fraud grow every year. As our lives and our businesses become increasingly electronic, identity theft and other related issues damage more lives and cause more problems than one can imagine. In the transportation industry, this is now occurring frequently with unauthorized use of USDOT numbers. Highly variable and often increasing
Read More...There are now over 1 million phishing websites and billions of phishing emails sent every day. Approximately 1% of all emails are phishing attacks. Every day, attackers create new and innovative deceptions to entangle the unaware in their hacking attempts. A more recent hacking scam uses RPMSG attachments from compromised Microsoft 365 accounts to steal
Read More...Summer may seem like a safer time to drive than other seasons. It has no risk of wintry weather and is less rainy than in the spring or fall. However, high temperatures, vacation goers, and prolific roadside construction create unique hazards for commercial truck drivers. The following are several hazards truck drivers need to know
Read More...From Andrew and Katrina to Sandy and Florence, hurricanes dramatically impact the lives of millions. The transportation industry has to interact with hurricanes in many ways, from ongoing routine operations to emergency freight, relocation, and more. Safety practices shift during hurricane season as well. Weather events of this magnitude require that truck drivers need to
Read More...Vehicles are increasing in complexity as technology rapidly advances. Connected vehicles store and send out information, but the security for high-tech commercial trucks isn’t nearly as robust as the protections for the office. Companies know they need cybersecurity for things like company laptops or computers, but most people outside of maintenance engineers don’t understand how
Read More...Fleet managers and truck drivers know the importance of checking tire pressure, monitoring tread wear and tear, and replacing tires when necessary. However, many neglect basic tire maintenance because of the time, hassle, or expense involved. Unfortunately, tire blowouts often have dramatic consequences. Tire failures can cause the driver to lose control of the truck,
Read More...Law enforcement and insurance providers alike have noted a sharp rise in common powertrain controller (CPC) thefts over the past year. These modules act as the commercial vehicles’ brains, and the trucks are unusable without them. The thefts have occurred in truck yards, repair shops, and even parking lots for commercial vehicles. The ongoing microchip
Read More...Roadcheck returns this May with 72 hours of attention to anti-lock breaking systems and cargo securement. Approximate 17 commercial vehicles will be inspected each minute by Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. CVSA officers will conduct vehicle and driver inspections and at permanent and temporary inspection sites, in conjunction with on-road patrols. So what will these inspections
Read More...According to the National Safety Council’s (NSC) preliminary report, roadway fatalities exceeded 46,000 for the second year in a row. Although NSC reported a 2% decrease in fatalities from 2021 to 2022, traffic deaths are still up 9% from 2020 and a staggering 21.7% from pre-COVID traffic in 2019. NSC made a particularly grim note
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