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Cargo insurance is vital protection for carriers, but preventing damages in the first place, like these tips from Reliance Partners, can help them avoid cash payouts and maintain trust with shippers and customers.

“If there comes a time when you have a crash and attorneys or law enforcement start digging into your records and find falsifications, it’s all going to come to the surface,” said Brian Runnels, vice president of safety at Reliance Partners.

Increasingly volatile weather threatens safety and efficiency throughout transportation. Tomorrow.io’s weather intelligence is finally allowing teams to focus on drivers, not manual weather monitoring.

By implementing a strong safety and compliance program — like Reliance Partners can help them build — carriers can minimize risk and pay less for insurance.

In some rare good news for autonomous truck software developer TuSimple, the FMCSA closed a probe into a crash last April.

Amid recession fears, industry experts reveal freight’s most untapped differentiator— next-generation weather technology.

Through a data-driven approach, PGT Trucking proactively corrects unsafe driving behavior before an accident occurs, leading to improvements in driver safety, retention and efficiency.

You don’t have to tackle your safety goals alone. Partner with a safety expert that can develop a plan with realistic and attainable objectives.

VSA Releases 2022 Operation Safe Driver Week Results

Myth vs. The Real Deal – Seat belt safety

PrePass Safety Alliance is a nonprofit public-private partnership devoted to the safe, secure, and efficient use of North America’s highway system.

Seat Belt Usage Awareness

Truck driver safety is an ongoing process that involves engagement, awareness and targeted training.

Brake Safety Week in the United States checked out a lot more trucks, but the out-of-service orders stayed flat percentage-wise.

A Michigan jury has awarded $7.7 million to a man who was seriously injured in 2018 when the wheel came loose from a box truck heading in the opposite direction, jumped the median and crashed into the front of his vehicle.

Weather safety starts well before the first raindrop or snowflake falls, so shippers should look for carriers, like PGT Trucking, that have strong proactive internal processes in place.

See 5 steps to a best-in-class safety program HERE!

Does a comfy ride that resembles what they drive off duty keep a truck driver happier? OEMs seem to think so.

IIHS urged a recent regulatory comment