Law Enforcement Events Create Awareness for Highway and Truck Safety
The next time you read about an upcoming safety event like Operation Safe Driver, Operation Airbrake, International Roadcheck or many others like them, tell your team about the common ground shared by law enforcement and trucking. And feel free to stop by an event site and help us celebrate highway safety.
Blog, SafetyNew Whitepaper Explains How to Get Your Truck Tolling Costs Under Control
More than 340 toll facilities operate in the U.S., generating billions of dollars every year. Much of this toll revenue comes from truck fleets, which have seen toll rates jump dramatically over the past decade. At the same time, motor carriers often enjoy less traffic, convenient truck parking, no stop signs and improved productivity by using toll roads. The newly-released PrePass whitepaper, “A Guide to Trucking Toll Costs in America,” tell you how toll facilities operate and why rates continue to climb. The paper also reveals how fleets can avoid tolling pitfalls and actually save money.
BlogPodcast #44: Firearms and Legal Concerns for Truckers
Listen to this episode of the “Eyes on the Road” trucking podcast, presented by PrePass, as host Evan Lockridge talks with truck driver defense attorney Brad Klepper of Drivers Legal Plan. They discuss what the laws are when it comes to truckers possessing guns and how one court case changed the way fleets can set policies about guns.
Blog, PodcastsHow Nuclear Verdicts Against Motor Carriers Will Affect Your Business
Research just released by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) shows the number of verdicts larger than $1 million grew 1,750% between 2006 and 2013, from 4 to 70 such verdicts, respectively. “Understanding the Impact of Nuclear Verdicts on the Trucking Industry” reveals that, in just the last five years, juries have awarded seven-figure verdicts 300 times.
Blog, SafetyFMCSA Using Discretion When Enforcing Random Trucker Drug Testing Due to COVID-19
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced it would use discretion when enforcing the random drug and alcohol testing requirements on motor carriers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Motor carriers unable to fully comply with the requirements must document the specific reasons why they could not complete the tests and their attempts to identify other testing sites and resources.
Blog, RegulationsCOVID-19 and Trucking, Part 3: Adjusting to New Technology
The post-COVID-19 world of trucking could result in new drivers and new management. It could also result in new customers. However, adaptation, already the mantra of the pandemic, will be the guiding force for motor carrier survival and ultimate success. Adaptation will also extend in another direction, technology. What does the presence of COVID-19 have to do with technology? Plenty.
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