Trucking companies rely on their vehicles and their drivers to remain in business. This puts safety high on the priority list as unsafe habits can damage fleet vehicles, injure drivers, and hurt the company’s reputation. Of course, implementing changes that produce measurable results can be difficult. Fleet managers can’t be with each driver every moment [...]
Truck driving can be an isolating job, and a large number of drivers experience the effects of depression. Other issues contributing to the problem include long hours and uncomfortable working conditions. The fact that truck driving falls among the top eight professions likely to commit suicide underscores this issue. What often starts as burnout can [...]
Fleet owners have many questions regarding integrating GPS technology. While software updates and installing hardware may take some technical experience, their primary concern usually focuses on how to tell truck drivers about the change. While many fleet owners invest in GPS tracking to improve safety, efficiency, and accountability, many drivers take the stance that their [...]
It’s no secret that traffic congestion is getting worse. The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released their annual study on traffic congestion across the nation and reported a 0.5% increase in traffic from 2015 to 2016. To put a dollar amount to it, traffic congestion cost the trucking industry $74.5 billion dollars in 2016. It [...]