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Skin Protection
The health of your skin is vital to your overall health. Skin, the body’s largest organ, makes vitamin D when exposed to the sun. Vitamin D is important to your ...
08/21/18
Preventing Work Zone Crashes
With the increase in the volume of traffic, number of vehicle miles traveled, and deteriorating infrastructure, road construction is a year-round occurrence. ...
08/14/18
Road Construction
Summer driving presents many challenging conditions for drivers. Avoiding potential losses requires drivers to recognize the hazards that can lead to a vehicle ...
08/07/18
Hydration
One of the leading causes of a heat-related illness is dehydration. Dehydration occurs when the body does not get the amount of water it needs to function ...
07/31/18
Ask the Safety Rep: With the ELD Final Rule Now in Effect, What Can We Expect from Roadside Inspectors
Out-of-service enforcement for electronic logging device (ELD) violations began on April 1, 2018, and drivers may be experiencing the effects of the change ...
07/25/18
Summer Driving Hazards
Summer driving presents many challenging conditions for drivers. Avoiding potential losses requires drivers to recognize the hazards that can lead to a vehicle ...
07/17/18
Heat-related Illness
A heat-related illness, such as heat exhaustion, heat cramps, or sun stroke, occurs when the body cannot cool itself sufficiently and blood rushes to the skin's ...
07/10/18
Time to Discuss Summer Driving Hazards
It cannot be overstated: a motor carrier’s operations staff is essential to preventing vehicle crashes. Dispatchers, driver managers, load planners, and safety ...
07/03/18
Sleep Habits
Driving a truck for a living and working irregular hours puts a tremendous burden on the body and makes getting quality sleep a challenge. This can be overcome by ...
06/29/18
Avoiding Crashes Due to Distracted Driving
Avoid crashes due to distracted driving by recognizing - and defending against - various hazards, including environment/equipment and behavior factors.
06/27/18