The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced that if you have or use an FMCSA Portal account, you must act now to maintain access. How you log on to the FMCSA Portal is changing to ensure enhanced security and compliance with the Federal Mandate for Multifactor Authentication. For general information on the portal,
Read More...Driving while drowsy is dangerous—as dangerous as drunk driving if drivers push how long they go without sleeping. Although it’s a well-known fact, most drivers misunderstand its significance. A whopping 75% of drivers can’t accurately gauge their drowsiness. Research from the AAA Foundation found that these motorists perceived their drowsiness as minimal when it was
Read More...GPS is now an integral part of operating most vehicles, especially commercial vehicles. But not all GPS software is designed for commercial vehicles. In fact, most of it is not. Trucks, buses, and other large vehicles can experience a variety of challenges that most drivers do not face. These include sharp turns, parkways and
Read More...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...Private fleets have always been the primary customer base for truck leasing companies, and their demand for the service is rising steadily. Leasing providers supply trucks equipped with the latest technology that helps fleets manage the numerous regulatory changes transforming the industry. Leasing vehicles is an appealing solution for private fleets to comply with evolving
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...The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) teamed up with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to submit a proposal back in 2016 that would require fleets to equip all class 7 and 8 commercial vehicles with speed limitation devices. The proposal met immediate backlash from the trucking community and languished in Congress for
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