30JunGuest: Mike Roeth, executive director, North American Council for Freight Efficiency Freight rates and demand for trucking services continue to struggle due to the COVID-19 outbreak. To make up the gap in earnings, truck operators must find ways to improve efficiency and save money on fuel. Two recent real-world demonstrations
22JunNew PrePass whitepaper explains FMCSA’s Crash Preventability Determination Program Reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses remains the primary mission of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. FMCSA pursues its mission through federal safety regulations and through the prioritization of motor carriers and drivers whose safety performance
1JunBy Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance Yesterday your trucks were hauling toilet paper to a grocery distribution center. Today your drivers are heading to a distillery that has begun making hand sanitizer. Both of those shippers are new – usually your fleet handles auto parts.
21MayNo matter if you’re an owner operator, truck driver or a fleet manager, few things are more frustrating than finding out something you rely on for delivering freight isn’t working properly. That was the case for Indiana-based Bestway Express when it signed up for a weigh station bypass service with
14MayGuest: William Cassidy, Senior Trucking Editor, Journal of Commerce While the trucking industry is dealing with the most adverse business conditions in decades following the COVID-19 outbreak, there may be some reasons for optimism. Listen to this episode of the “Eyes on the Road” podcast, presented by PrePass, as host
30AprBy: Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reported nearly 17,000 drug and alcohol violations since the new Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse went live in January 2020. This suggests that the clearinghouse is meeting its intended purpose of helping to
27AprEmergencies, such as the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, sometimes call for extraordinary or unusual trucking operations. Who knew earlier that officials would erect a field hospital in the middle of New York City’s Central Park? Yet, wherever it may be located, a hospital requires deliveries of equipment and supplies that
21AprGuest: Chip Warterfield, Upstaging Lighting and Transport Listen to how one trucking company came back from the brink after losing most all of its business, following the outbreak of the coronavirus in the U.S. In this episode of the “Eyes on the Road” podcast, presented by PrePass, host Evan Lockridge
15AprFor over a quarter century, PrePass has advanced the shared goals of safety and efficiency among its trucking industry and government partners through the PrePass weigh station bypass program. Qualified motor carriers and professional drivers know they save time and money while legally bypassing weigh stations and roadside inspection sites,
8AprAs many trucking fleets struggle to find qualified drivers, and as driver turnover increases, a recent survey provides new insight into what may help solve these problems. The survey, conducted by PrePass Safety Alliance, the provider of PrePass weigh station bypass service, shows how both truck drivers and fleet executives
2AprGuest: Kelly Frey with PrePass While the coronavirus is having a massive impact on trucking, the industry continues moving along, delivering needed supplies. This means there are still big issues that both drivers and fleets face. Listen to this episode of the “Eyes on the Road” podcast, presented by PrePass,
11MarBy: Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance In the 2019-2020 college football season there were 40 bowl games at the Division 1A level alone. Add to that the Division 1AA playoffs, the NFL and all the preceding regular season games at every level of the sport,
