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.
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
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
