11AugIn this year of COVID-19, medical conditions dominate front-page headlines. But it is in the back pages of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s website where you will find evidence that medical conditions and their treatment are directly linked to highway safety. In June 2020, FMCSA published a study by
9JulBy Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance My career with the California Highway Patrol involved more than enforcing state laws and regulations 24 hours a day, every day. One task I took on along the way was updating the CHP policy manual. The manual educated officers
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
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
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
6AprNew data from PrePass Safety Alliance shows March truck movements surpassed February PHOENIX, AZ – April 6, 2020 – Even with the growing COVID-19 pandemic, new data shows the level of commercial truck traffic on America’s busiest corridors remains very strong. PrePass Safety Alliance compiled data from January through March
9MarDrivers and fleet executives rate importance of company benefits that attract and retain qualified truck drivers. PHOENIX, AZ March 9, 2020 – As 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,
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,
15JanFor any trucking company, the more time saved during a pickup or delivery can easily translate into making more money. But when a carrier is smaller, with a little more than a dozen trucks, time is even more crucial because each truck represents a greater percentage of their total fleet.
