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Get Back to Trucking Basics in the New Year

By: Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance The recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on the alarming increase in traffic fatalities during 2021 identified speeding and failure to use a seat belt as the top two risky behaviors among car and truck drivers.

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Using Hindsight to Improve Truck Safety

By: Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance Hindsight has a bad rap. Sure, it might sound good when we say “Hindsight is 20/20” but we only say that  when something goes wrong. “Hindsight” has become the equivalent of “oops.” That’s because we use hindsight at exactly

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3 Things Fleet Managers Should Know About Truck Safety Enforcement Officers

By: Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance You know the image: the crisp uniform, the official badge and nameplate, the wide-brimmed hat. But beyond the image, fleet managers need to know three important things about the officers who enforce truck safety. Why? Because truck safety programs

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Tackling New Trucking Technology

By Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance These days you will see many stories in the trucking media about technology. You will read about automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, speed limiters, intelligent trailers, and so on. You will see the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

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5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Weigh Station Bypass Service

You are a smart motor carrier. An intelligent owner-operator. You know the value of a weigh station bypass program which includes: Saving time, fuel and money by not slogging slowly through scales are primary benefits but bypassing also reduces stress on your equipment. Bypass service reduces uncertainty in your day,

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How Truckers Can Avoid Unsafe Drivers

By: Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance Like many other teenagers I took a driver’s education course. I remember our instructor saying we would encounter unsafe drivers out there – drivers who rode the tail of our car or weaved across lanes or moved at a

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Major Truck Safety Enforcement Events Reveal Areas Needing Improvement

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), the international association of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) law enforcement agencies and inspectors, conducts three major enforcement events each year. International Roadcheck is a 72-hour inspection of CMVs and commercial drivers throughout North America. Brake Safety Week focuses specifically on braking systems, while Operation

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How the Pandemic Affected Truck Safety Scores and How to Improve Them

COVID-19, civil unrest and a divisive election all made 2020 a challenging year. These events affected traffic patterns and enforcement activity, having serious consequences for the unprepared. With motor carrier Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) scores on the line, learn how these trends may affect your scores and actions you can

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