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7 Tips for Trucking Safely Through Road Construction Zones
April 11-15, 2022 is National Work Zone Awareness Week. This is worth noting because we can all use a reminder at the start of road construction season to take extra care when driving through work zones. It’s a sad fact, but work zone crashes and fatalities continue to increase. In 2019, the last full year for statistics, there were 762 fatal crashes with 842 fatalities in work zones nationally. Those numbers represent, respectively, a 9.8% and a 7.6% increase over the previous three-year average.
Blog, SafetyNominations Open for International Driver Excellence Award, Sponsored by PrePass
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is accepting nominations through May 20th for the 2022 International Driver Excellence Award (IDEA), sponsored by PrePass Safety Alliance. “This annual award recognizes individuals who go above and beyond the performance of their duties as a commercial vehicle driver, distinguishing themselves conspicuously and beyond the call of duty through the achievement of safe operation and compliance carried out with evident distinction for an extended period of time,” said CVSA.
Blog, Safety, Trucking CommunityFMCSA Finalizes New Regulations for Truck Windshield Areas
In the trucking industry and commercial vehicle law enforcement, we have become accustomed to federal agencies, like the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, creating regulations. We often forget that we have the power to petition for a new rule as well. One company didn’t forget. Daimler Trucks North America wanted its automatic emergency braking monitoring hardware installed on the inside of truck windshields.
Blog, Regulations, TechnologyThe Pros and Cons of Truck Tolling by Plate
Tolling technology comes in two versions: toll by plate and toll by transponder. Both reduce delays and hassles of toll tickets and toll booths. However, toll by plate and toll by transponder accomplish collecting tolls very differently. And those differences can affect a motor carrier’s bottom line greatly. Read about this in the PrePass whitepaper “The Pros and Cons of Truck Tolling by Plate.”
Blog, Technology, TollingReport: Trucker Drug Violations Move Higher
Data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse shows a 10.2% increase with 58,215 drug violations in 2021. Those violations include driver refusals to submit to a test, drug test failures, and actual knowledge of a drug violation. However, 82% of the total for last year is due to positive drug tests. By far the most frequent substance identified in the positive drug tests was marijuana, followed distantly by cocaine.
Blog, Regulations, SafetyTrucking Things to Know Now, Part 4: Federal Regulatory Updates
The Federal Highway Administration recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to update regulations requiring states to certify the status of state law on the revocation or suspension of drug offenders’ driver’s licenses. The proposal seeks only to clarify existing law, but eight percent of a state’s federal highway funds are at stake. Money talks, so expect more attention to drugs and driving from the states.
Blog, Regulations, SafetyNew Truck Parking Concerns and Solutions
While the 2021 “Infrastructure Bill” failed to address truck parking directly, it increased funding to infrastructure accounts that can pay for truck parking. Many in the trucking industry believe the government must now take a serious look at this serious problem and spend some of those dollars on truck parking. A step in that direction may have just taken place.
BlogTruckers Reach a New Milestone of Support for PrePass
For the first time, more than 700,000 trucks from over 100,000 fleets chose to support PrePass Safety Alliance, the nonprofit public/private partnership that provides PrePass weigh station bypass and other truck safety and efficiency services. These motor carriers earn the opportunity to participate in PrePass and bypass weigh stations by maintaining current credentials and qualifying safety scores, making highways safer for all motorists.
Press ReleaseCVSA New Home for North American Fatigue Management Program
Truck driver fatigue starts in many ways. And just as many people have a role in preventing fatigue. It is in everyone’s interest that fatigue does not endanger driver health and highway safety. Fortunately, research conducted by medical and sleep scientists in Canada and the United States allowed development of the multi-faceted North American Fatigue Management Program.
BlogOmnitracs Outlook 2022
May 24-26, 2022 – Booth S4 Hyatt Regency New Orleans New Orleans, LA Click here for more information
Current EventsAlternative Drug Testing Method Moves Closer for Trucking
The plan would amend the drug testing procedures required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for truck drivers and other DOT agencies for employees in safety-sensitive positions. Once finalized, companies employing these safety-sensitive personnel would have two options for federally required drug testing: oral fluid samples or the existing urine samples. The oral fluid drug testing proposal is based on drug testing guidelines adopted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an arm of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department.
BlogPodcast #63: Tracking Truck Driver Wages: Going Beyond Pay Per Mile
Listen to this episode of the “Eyes on the Road” trucking podcast as we discuss different ways trucking fleets are offering alternatives to pay per mile. Leah Shaver tracks driver pay trends at the National Transportation Institute. She discusses why an increasing number of drivers want more than just pay per mile and the growing use of alternative pay programs. Shaver also talks about why these different pay packages are becoming more common and why carriers should think about evolving beyond a pay-per-mile model.
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