What Can You Do to Prevent Distracted Driving?
Distracted driving is any activity (including fatigue and illness) that diverts your attention away from driving. Drivers must devote their full attention to ...
06/26/19
Ask the Safety Rep: How Can I Improve Driver Retention?
Great question! Unfortunately, there’s not a magic pill to resolve this issue, but motor carriers would be wise to consider retention solutions from the driver’s ...
06/12/19
Preventing Crashes from Outside the Truck
There is nothing worse for a motor carrier than receiving a call that one of its drivers has been involved in a crash. Everything stops as you react to the ...
06/05/19
Ask the HR Professional: How Can I Better Manage a Geographically Dispersed Workforce?
Great question! Engaging and managing a geographically dispersed workforce is a challenge most motor carriers struggle with, especially those trucking companies ...
05/22/19
Preventing Rear-end Crashes Today
Rear-end crashes typically result in severe losses and can be catastrophic for everyone involved. Preventing rear-end crashes requires drivers to recognize the ...
05/15/19
Is Your Driver Retention Problem Right in Front of You?
The trucking industry focuses a great deal of attention on preventing large truck crashes and workplace injuries, but what about preventable turnover? ...
05/08/19
Choosing the Correct Personal Protective Equipment for the Job
If a hazard cannot be removed or reduced to a point it can be considered an acceptable risk, personal protective equipment (PPE) can be used to provide an extra ...
05/01/19
Practical Drift: How Human Nature Causes Policy Failure
Policies and procedures are necessary for high-hazard industries like trucking. They add structure and consistency to operations to ensure the highest quality ...
04/23/19
Managing Space Around Your Truck
Managing the space around the truck is challenging. From driving in congested traffic to navigating a crowded parking lot, truck drivers must constantly track the ...
04/16/19
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
It's extremely important to always have safety in mind when you're behind the wheel. The month of April has been deemed Distracted Driving Awareness Month by the ...
04/12/19