Health & Safety
Driving the truck itself is the easy part. Staying safe and knowing standards and regulations while you’re driving is where it can get complicated.
Driving the truck itself is the easy part. Staying safe and knowing standards and regulations while you’re driving is where it can get complicated.
The health and safety of your employees and drivers should be a priority in your business, or else the law will make it so. The future is littered with all kinda of ideas and technologies to enhance both productivity and safety in the trucking and transportation industry. The country relies on the supply chain to keep the economy running safely, so its crucial to keep up-to-date about the latest in regulations and policies.
Here are some helpful topics to keep you on the road and safe.
March 1, 2021
February 26, 2021
CVSA releases 2021 Out-of-Service Criteria | FleetOwner
February 24, 2021
How Truckers Can Avoid Unsafe Drivers – PrePass
February 22, 2021
Small solution helps drivers fight big sleep apnea problem | FleetOwner
February 16, 2021
Recognizing the 5 stages of burnout and how to avoid it | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
February 15, 2021
FMCSA Extends COVID-19 CDL, Med Card Waiver – Safety & Compliance – Trucking Info
February 12, 2021
Understanding the FMCSA Safety Fitness Standard (kellerencompass.com)
February 10, 2021
February 5, 2021
Biden’s plan to energize last-mile road safety – FreightWaves
February 1, 2021
Knowing cargo securement rules will curb accidents and downtime | American Trucker
January 28, 2021
How In-Cab Cameras Help Fleets Improve Safety – Safety & Compliance – Trucking Info
Executive Summary: Proactively Spotting Distracted Driving with Advanced Technology | FleetOwner
January 27, 2021
Final-mile EVs easier on drivers’ knees, exec says | Transport Dive
January 26, 2021
Bendix Expands Safety Technology Retrofit Program – Safety & Compliance – Trucking Info
Cultivating a fleet safety culture | FleetOwner
Health-share plans offer insurance alternative for owner-ops | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
January 25, 2021
Cargo’s future: Safe & secure | FleetOwner
January 19, 2021
Illuminating truck, trailer lighting safety opportunities (fleetequipmentmag.com)
January 15, 2021
VIDEO: How do you stay healthy on the road? – DAT
January 14, 2021
Highway safety report: ‘Disturbing trends emerge in 2020’ | FleetOwner
January 13, 2021
10 exercises for truckers at rest stops – FreightWaves
January 12, 2021
How truckers can avoid unsafe drivers | FleetOwner
January 7, 2021
Are your driver trainers road-ready as well? – FreightWaves
5 healthy snacks for truckers on the road – FreightWaves
January 4, 2021
Halvor’s Top Safety Exec Brings HR Perspective to Safety – Safety & Compliance – Trucking Info
December 28, 2020
Cold weather accessories for commercial trucks | American Trucker
December 21, 2020
The case for hair testing in trucking | FleetOwner
December 18, 2020
December 17, 2020
CVSA Roadcheck Shows 20.9% Vehicle Out-of-Service Rate | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)
Peterson: Can pulsating brake lights reduce rear-end collisions? | FleetOwner
December 16, 2020
Tis the speeding season, Samsara data shows | FleetOwner
Tech-enabled used truck trade-ins could boost road safety – FreightWaves
December 15, 2020
Making sense of active safety systems | FleetOwner
December 14, 2020
How a short text led to a lifetime of ‘regret’ for one truck driver | American Trucker
What Factors Will Help Reverse Trends In Large Truck Crashes? – Safety & Compliance – Trucking Info
December 9, 2020
Truck safety groups caution against exemptions on hauling vaccines – FreightWaves
December 4, 2020
Diabetes: The Bump in the Road for the Longhaul Truck Driver | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)
December 2, 2020
Research: Automated driving techs increase driver disengagement (overdriveonline.com)
December 1, 2020
Telematics offer hope for nuclear verdicts in the industry (ccjdigital.com)
November 30, 2020
Two effective ways to avoid accidents this winter | FleetOwner
November 23, 2020
Big Fleets to Work Together on Enhancing Driver Visibility in Cab | TTNews.com
November 17, 2020
Safety compliance: Is your fleet satisfactory, conditional or unsatisfactory? | FleetOwner.com
November 16, 2020
Everything you need to know about DVIRs | KeepTruckin.com
Non-Profit, Fleet Partners Launch Truck of the Future Initiative | TruckingInfo.com
November 14, 2020
CDC reiterates COVID-19 guidance for long-haul truckers | TruckersNews.com
November 12, 2020
Despite drop in violations, fleets shouldn’t stray from safety | FreightWaves.com
November 5, 2020
Conquering mountains is a downhill battle | FreightWaves.com
This brain trick worsens the danger of cumulative sleep loss | Cabover ‘Joy Ride’ to the port | OverdriveOnline.com
November 2, 2020
PrePass Grows Alerts to Nearly 2,800 Safety Notifications | TruckingInfo.com
November 1, 2020
5 items truckers should carry to survive winter storms | FreightWaves.com
October 31, 2020
The top weather apps for drivers | FreightWaves.com
October 29, 2020
Digital Wave Sweeps Over Tire Management | TTNews.com
October 27, 2020
Medical resources hiding in plain sight | OverdriveOnline.com
Volvo, Mack continue to sponsor ATA road programs | FleetOwner.com
Feds waive regulations for Samsara’s AI Dash Cam | FreightWaves.com
October 23, 2020
Benefits of advanced integrated telematics solutions | FleetOwner.com
October 22, 2020
Front-crash prevention technology reduces severe truck crashes: study | FleetOwner.com
October 21, 2020
Continuing proliferation of self-serve mobile tech reducing in-person contact at truck stops | OverdriveOnline.com
October 15, 2020
Let’s Start Talking about Mental Health | Blog.BlueYonder.com
Drivewyze rolls out proactive, customizable driver alerts for ELDs | FleetOwner.com
October 14, 2020
Assessing future safety technologies | FleetOwner.com
October 13, 2020
Safe trucking during natural disasters | FleetOwner.com
Driving around the distractions | FleetOwner.com
October 12, 2020
FMCSA grants pulsating brake-activated light exemption for tanker trucks | Trucker.com
October 9, 2020
The other type of insurance: Fleets turn to alternative healthcare options to aid drivers, control costs | CCJDigital.com
October 6, 2020
The high cost of poorly trained drivers | FreightWaves.com
October 5, 2020
Daimler recalls 142,110 Freightliner Cascadias for faulty brake lights | FreightWaves.com
October 2, 2020
NHTSA fatal crash stats show no change for large trucks in 2019 | OverdriveOnline.com
September 30, 2020
TRUCKING BY THE NUMBERS – SAFETY | FleetOwner.com
September 21, 2020
Associations’ telemeds slow to gain traction | OverdriveOnline.com
Commercial Drivers Get More Time to Renew Licenses, Medical Certificates | TruckingInfo.com
September 17, 2020
A shot in the arm: Pandemic has brought more, and often lower-cost, telehealth options | OverdriveOnline.com
Portable CPAP machines could be the difference in a safe trip | FleetOwner.com
September 15, 2020
Fleets use Lytx technology to increase positive driver behaviors | FleetOwner.com
Staying Healthy on the Road, Part 4: Keep it clean with good personal hygiene | TheTrucker.com
September 14, 2020
Drivers should set the safety example | FleetOwner.com
September 3, 2020
IIHS: Front Crash Prevention Works for Large Trucks | TruckingInfo.com
Inside the Cab of an Autonomous Truck | TruckingInfo.com
IIHS: Truck safety equipment could cut 40% of rear-end collisions | FreightWaves.com
September 2, 2020
Getting blitzed: Cargo securement violations can turn deadly | CCJDigital.com
August 31, 2020
Driver warns of the importance of the ‘move-over’ law after near-death experience| CDLlife.com
August 21, 2020
Martin Herman on the value of roadside inspections — and his Big Cam-powered 1970 KW’s transformation | OverdriveOnline.com
August 19, 2020
U.S. DOT awards record-level funding for safety programs | DCVelocity.com
August 9, 2020
Commentary: Managing safety and productivity KPIs | CCJDigital.com
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