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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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The Best Things I’ve Learned About Truck Drivers

By: Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance “You’ve probably heard that trucks and truck drivers are the most dangerous things on the road,” said the commanding officer. Some in our class of new highway patrol recruits nodded. The nodding stopped short when the CO continued, with

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Where Your FMCSA Tax Dollars Go

The U.S. Congress is in the midst of debate over the “Infrastructure Bill.” At its core, the legislation is an appropriations measure that funds the U.S. Department of Transportation and its agencies, such as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. But once Congress allocates these funds – your federal tax

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Truck Parking Shortage Gathering New Attention

The lack of adequate truck parking has been known for some time. Public attention, unfortunately, is directed to the issue only rarely. Often, it takes a tragedy, such as the death of truck driver Jason Rivenburg, to focus on the human element and not just the regulatory requirement that truck

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