A recent Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration study cited the top causes of large truck collisions in 967 crashes involving at least one truck. The study included 1,127 large trucks and 959 other types of motor vehicles. These crashes resulted in 251 deaths and 1,408 injuries. Let’s look at some of the most common causes [...]
Does your transportation company need to develop a driver training system that will be accessible online and across a wide variety of mobile devices? Online driver training is fast becoming the norm for fleet operators to accommodate varying driver schedules, skills and compliance requirements. Business owners and managers need to ensure their drivers are properly [...]
The House passed a bill allowing the use of longer tandem trailers, which could be up to five feet longer than the prior 28-foot limit. Industry experts were divided on the issue, some citing significant improvements in economy and efficiency, with others emphasizing the potentially dramatic safety impact of these behemoth tandem trailers. Both the [...]
If you ever wondered if you should take the time to report unsafe truck driving behavior, consider the following report on a devastating crash involving nine-vehicles in Chattanooga, Tennessee. On July 21st, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) declared a Kentucky-licensed truck driver to be an imminent hazard to public [...]
Spring forward and fall back. Autumn is around the corner, ushering in a season of beauty, from fall foliage, to Halloween and pumpkin pies. For drivers however, autumn is also accompanied by a unique set of driving challenges. Whether you are driving a small sedan or an 18 wheeler, here are some important driving safety [...]
It can happen at any time, and if you’ve experienced a breakdown, you know that it always seems to happen at the worst possible time. It can happen in private and commercial vehicles, to experienced or inexperienced drivers. You're driving along at 65 miles per hour and suddenly hear a strange noise, your tire runs [...]
What should you do if you see someone driving recklessly? Reckless driving is somewhat of a broad and arbitrary term, so let’s describe it as erratic driving from causes such as texting, drunk driving, overly aggressive driving, or careless driving. We’ll separate reckless driving into two general categories: drivers who seem to be distracted or [...]
Until 1900, the total amount of the world’s knowledge doubled every 100 years—so said Buckminster Fuller, one of America’s most renowned thinkers and inventors. By the end of World War II, knowledge was doubling every 25 years. At the present time, knowledge worldwide is estimated to be doubling approximately every 12 to 13 months. For [...]
Digital copies of movies are downloaded to portable drives and sold or distributed on the Internet before the movie opens in the theater. An employee sets up a bogus company from which expense requests arrive at his desk for approval. Inventory leaves the warehouse before it is scanned as received from the distributor. These are [...]
Video footage of jack-knifed 18-wheelers often lead the local evening news. It’s easy for viewers to understand the dangers that out-of-control tractor-trailers can present to the motoring public. Collisions of smaller commercial vehicles are not so newsworthy; however, they can be just as dangerous to the public and to their companies’ financial well being. Over-the-road [...]