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
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,
24FebGuest: Rich Bren, vice president of insurance, PFA Transportation Insurance and Surety Services Both owner-operator truckers and trucking fleets of all sizes are contending with ever escalating insurance rates. This cuts into profits and even forces some carriers to shut down. Listen to this episode of the “Eyes on the
13FebIf you ever wondered what roadside inspectors frequently find when they look at drivers and trucks, the answers are conveniently tracked on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) website in its Analysis & Information Online (A&I) section. The FMCSA tracks these numbers because they display what is actually taking
29JanThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced that the rate for random drug testing of truck drivers has increased from 25% of a motor carrier’s average number of driver positions to 50%. The same rate increase applies to random tests conducted within a drug testing consortium’s driver pool,
2JanBy: Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance Mother Nature is somewhat predictable, we have these things called “seasons,” after all. But the exact time, location and amounts of temperature change, precipitation, high winds and road closures is not. For example, Eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and large
5DecNo one – no motor carrier, no professional driver, and no law enforcement officer – wants someone with a history of drug or alcohol abuse driving a commercial motor vehicle on the highways. Except for those who have completed return-to-duty counseling and testing, it is illegal and clearly unsafe. Beginning
2DecIn early October, now-departed Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Administrator Ray Martinez announced the agency would begin a two-year project to educate the trucking industry on the safety benefits of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and monitor their adoption. Appearing at the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference and Exhibition
26NovIf truck accident trials were like the court cases you see on television, they would typically be conducted in no more than an hour or two. And, those who did nothing wrong would be on the winning side of justice. However, in the real world, the outcome can be much
11NovUp ahead is a weigh station and a seemingly endless string of red taillights from trucks backed out onto the highway. You are mentally calculating the time this is going to add to your journey. Surely the troopers will understand if you pull out into the left lane and pass
6NovBy Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance Frank was back in the office after leave following his wife’s surgery, and every time he rose from his desk he made an exaggerated step over some invisible object. “What’s going on, Frank?” He paused, after muttering to himself,
