Although the pandemic has forced cutbacks in many areas, safety shouldn’t be one of them. In fact, fleets should invest more in safety compliance. Start by hiring a safety manager.
Runaway truck ramps are a trucker’s last resort. Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels reminds truckers that the best way to tackle the downhill drive is through preventative maintenance, obeying road signage and simply taking things slow.
Rasmussen heading up safety group after retiring from PrePass.
Better safety systems and driver environment monitoring can help fleets reduce the number of truck-related accidents.
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study shows a greater than 40% decrease in rear-end collisions for trucks with forward crash warning and automatic emergency braking.
FHWA calls trucking parking a “major transportation safety problem.”
Out-of-control insurance premiums are driving trucking operations out of business, but leading insurance experts say something can be done about them.
“Nuclear verdicts are the result of nuclear injuries,” plaintiff group asserts.
As the size of jury awards has grown, trucking fleets are dealing with how to mitigate the rest. Many are turning to technology.
Watchdog report lists “priority issues” requiring agency attention.
Insurance spikes can be attributed to the ongoing threat of nuclear verdicts.
It’s now possible for managers to virtually ride shotgun with their drivers—and that’s a good thing.
The circumstances surrounding the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant is an opportunity for logistics business to discuss their own policies around safety.
Trucking companies should understand the rules surrounding workers’ comp coverage.
By fully recording a view of the road and inside the cab, dash cams provide benefits to drivers, including assistance in court cases and with insurance companies in the event of an accident, as well as overall safety enhancement.
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Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) is looking to align its Parking Security Requirements (PSR) industry standard with the European Commission’s new truck safety at parking spots programme to quicken the pace of security offered for trucks at parking areas.
Fleets have been investing in safety technologies, but the public does not seem to be recognizing this fact, with the majority of Americans believing they are safer drivers than most truck drivers.
TruckPark offers drivers the chance to reserve a parking space at dozens of locations throughout the country. A new partnership with Storemytruck.com will expand those locations to eventually include more than 10,000 available spaces at more than 140 locations.
