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Sleep Driving
How Driving Drowsy can be prevented.
In a CDC survey, an estimated 1 in 25 adult drivers 18+ reported having fallen asleep while driving in the previous 30 days. The survey reports that adult drivers who snore or usually...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is embarking on a new study to understand better the effects of driver detention time and its impact on safety and lost pay. Data previously has been hard to correlate, so this new...
Sharing the road with other vehicles is an important quality in a professional truck driver. While this is important year-round, the summertime is a season when highway traffic increases in many places as vacationers and seasonal drivers hit the...
Scaling LCV’s (long combination vehicles) can be a very tricky endeavour. As we know, in 2 or 3 trailer combinations, the heaviest trailer (called the “lead”) must be hooked to the truck, and the lighter trailer (called the “pup”)...
Driving in fog, especially at this time of year can be very treacherous when the temperatures are close to the freezing point. First off, what actually is fog? Fog is actually low clouds. We usually see them high in...
Another common out of service violations found during DOT inspections are brake issues, usually brakes that are out of adjustment. Almost all brakes today are self adjusting, so the days of having to crawl around under the trailer with...
The Canadian Trucking Alliance delivered a slick sight and sound toolbox to help industry, governments and also harm anticipation partners in advancing truck driver safety at work environments and delivery offices. The media toolbox highlights "whiteboard" movement recordings and computerized infographics...
There are few things more frustrating than slow drivers on a 2 lane highway. The reasons for some people driving slow are as varied as anything can be, but the bottom line is, it is extremely frustrating being stuck...
There are many different types of auxiliary equipment that can be found on commercial trucks. Sometimes, a carrier may purchase a truck with extra equipment they don’t plan on using, and the equipment just sits there. If your vehicle is...
In my 30+ years, one of the biggest mistakes I see drivers, new and old make is when sliding axles on a trailer. The most common, and inertly dangerous way is the way I see most drivers trying to...
