by Wendy MacPherson | Dec 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
With speeding the main focus of this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week, held July 11-17, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) reported that of the 28,148 commercial vehicles pulled over during safety blitz, speeding remained the top driver violation. Of...
by Wendy MacPherson | Dec 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Maintaining your health and fitness as a truck driver is crucial to your long-term success in the profession. Everything from passing your Department of Transportation (DOT) physicals to managing fatigue so that you can operate safely is influenced by what you put in...
by Wendy MacPherson | Nov 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Ready or not, winter is on its way. As a truck driver, you are likely to encounter all types of conditions during a cross-country trip: snow, ice, sleet, wind, and bone-chilling cold. Any or all of these conditions can occur at the same time, compounding the ordinary...
by Wendy MacPherson | Nov 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Most discussions on trucker safety focus on driving habits and other vehicle-related actions. While these factors are undoubtedly critical to ensuring truck drivers stay safe, the industry should also consider some less obvious issues. Driver health receives less...
by Wendy MacPherson | Nov 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Bumper’s skid-resistant top surface allows firm planting of a driver’s foot, and end cap would stop a sideways slip as he climbs up. Handle next to door gives him a positive grip. Slips and falls constitute a major cause of injuries and worker’s compensation claims...
by Wendy MacPherson | Oct 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Tom Milam, CEO of health care provider TrueLifeCare, will tell you that there are three things motor carriers and their drivers need to know about diabetes and how it impacts the trucking industry: There’s a 50% higher occurrence of diabetes in truck drivers...
