The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) released a video regarding the future of commercial vehicle safety and the role technology will play. The video details the safety challenges the trucking industry is grappling with as well as solutions to those difficulties—namely in the form of technological advancements. The
Read More...The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced changes to the hours of service (HOS) rules earlier this summer, which will go into effect on September 29, 2020. FMCSA made the changes to grant drivers more flexibility without sacrificing safety. With the end of September rapidly approaching,
Read More...As of January 6, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requires trucking companies to conduct annual queries of the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse on their drivers. The goal of these annual queries is to determine if drivers’ have records in the Clearinghouse that prohibit them from
Read More...Fleets often focus the bulk of their safety training on avoiding highway collisions. This is reasonable given that large vehicles driving at high speeds can cause significant and costly damages, injuries, and fatalities. However, almost two-thirds of delivery-related collisions occur in parking lots. While they are less lethal, they
Read More...Information about COVID-19, how it spreads, and how to avoid getting sick has shifted several times since the pandemic began, leaving many fleets unsure what to tell their drivers. Truck drivers have been an essential piece of the emergency response to keep grocery stores, hospitals, and other essential
Read More...With the trucking industry working on the frontlines of emergency relief efforts, it’s more vital than ever that existing truck drivers stay healthy. The shortage of drivers compounds this issue as trucking companies try to keep hospitals, grocery stores, and other essential services stocked in the supplies they need. Maintaining six feet of distance from
Read More...As we all face this challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, transportation, especially trucking services, have been deemed as essential services. The importance of moving cargo from one point to another has been given top priority. Unfortunately, the current environment does not make this task an easy one. While many truck stops remain open for fueling, they
Read More...On March 18, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) expanded existing exemptions to further aid emergency relief efforts as the nation grapples with supply shortages. Fleets and commercial vehicles providing direct assistance in emergency relief support efforts benefit from the expanded exemptions. Examples of emergency relief support include: Delivering medical tools and supplies to
Read More...The rate of technological advances has kicked into overdrive and many concepts which were once the subject of science fiction, are much closer to becoming reality. Is your fleet ready to handle these changes? Let’s look at two major potential technology disrupters which are expected to impact the transportation industry. Autonomous Fleets Things like lane
Read More...What is progressive discipline? Progressive discipline is a practice used to deal with job-related behavior which does not meet expected job performance standards. The purpose of the progressive discipline model is to help the employees understand how to modify their behavior to improve performance issues. Many industry experts think that progressive discipline is an outmoded
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