Truck driver safety

Reliance Partners Director of Safety Robert Kaferle explains the importance of proactive safety amid a high-risk environment.

The convenience of GPS often overshadows its flaws. Double-check your route with the hard facts of a map.

Nearly 25 years to the day of his accident, Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels recalls the crash that altered his driving habits and the emotional scars that it left on those affected.

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Turning to younger drivers may be the key to assuring the success of the next generation of truckers.

Coyote Logistics is adding an integration with truck parking reservation platform TruckPark that allows drivers to access parking locations through the CoyoteGo digital freight platform.

The FMCSA will still not disqualify a truck driver for failing a hair test for drug use.

Lured by the promise of better pay and the American dream, some foreign drivers found themselves trapped in an alleged human-trafficking scheme.

“Take some time each week to clean out the cab, and stay on top of it, just like you would your house. It’s a healthier atmosphere to be in if it’s clean,” says Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels.

Slips, trips and falls can bring about lifelong injuries for truckers, but thankfully, they’re easily preventable. Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels details basic safety tips around the truck and trailer.

New 25-driver subcommittee will give FMCSA direct feedback on safety issues.

FMCSA wants to replace the current vision program by giving medical examiners the ability qualify drivers.

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Regulators waive safety rule to allow Netradyne dashcams to be mounted lower on the windshield.

Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels demonstrates how to chain up when winter weather strikes.

The regulation duplicates employer provisions already in place, according to the agency.

KeepTruckin has introduced Fleet View, a holistic approach to managing a fleet through a single platform that combines GPS, ELD compliance, driver safety management and asset visibility.

Reliance Partners’ Mark Barlar details the steps drivers should take to mitigate the risk of igniting a cargo tank disaster.

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New driver panel will inform FMCSA’s MCSAC safety group.