Whether they are walking, riding a bike, in their parent's car or on a bus, back to school time means millions of children are suddenly back on our roads. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recognizes the increased hazard and puts out annual bulletins on ways to keep your children safe, and a reminder to…
At one point in time, nearly every company driver has dreamed of being an owner-operator. The freedom to choose your own routes, set your own schedules (dependent upon jobs taken, of course), drive the truck of your choosing and selecting your own policies and rules (again within reason and regulations.) Additionally, owner-operators tend to earn…
While the absolute number of people failing the DOT drug test decreased due to a lower volume of tests performed, the percentage of drivers and others who take the test reached its highest level since 2009, according to a Department of Transportation report. The overall 2016 drug testing failure rate for all tests reported by…
At times, insurance agents will get together and talk about the best way to get a client covered. Even I was a little surprised when my 11 year old niece asked me the following insurance question: “If you were going to insure one of the CARs from the CARS movie – would you sell them…
The FDA's Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rule on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food adds a number of new requirements to the food industry, both for facilities and transporters. The goal of this rule is to prevent practices during transportation that create food safety risks, such as failure to properly refrigerate food, inadequate…
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) used GPS and Federal Highway Administration data to determine that the trucking industry experienced over 990 million hours of traffic delays in 2015. These delays added up to over $63 billion in lost revenue, an increase of over $13 billion in lost revenue from the year before. The ATRI…
Although federal laws require large trucks to have rear underride guards to help prevent fatal collisions between trailers and commercial vehicles, new tests from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) have shown that side underride guards can be just as important. The IIHS ran two tests to determine the importance of side underride guards,…
During a recent meeting between the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and electronics manufacturers, the agency stated that its computer system is not yet ready for the new electronic logging device (ELD) rule. However, the FMCSA is moving forward with its planned compliance date of Dec. 18, 2017.If the FMCSA’s computer system isn’t ready…
On May 2, 2017, the House of Representatives passed the Working Families Flexibility Act (also known as H.R. 1180). If approved, H.R. 1180 would authorize private employers to offer compensatory time instead of overtime pay for nonexempt employees who work more than 40 hours per week. H.R. 1180 still needs approval from the Senate and…
Traditionally, Memorial Day Weekend is the official start of the summer travel season. Unfortunately, it’s also become known as one of the busiest, and deadliest, weekends for travel. Numerous studies show that traffic violations and fatalities increase around Memorial Day. Here are a few tips to make your holiday travel easier, and safer. By Air…
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