While maintaining a property during the winter, it is extremely important to keep sidewalks and common areas free from ice and snow. Each year, a community association should review their plan for winter weather emergencies. This should include a breakdown of who will be in charge of what during a weather emergency. If the association…
When winter weather strikes, it’s important to take necessary vehicle precautions. It is important to have an emergency kit in your car at all times, especially during the winter season. Check to be sure you have the following items in each vehicle your family drives: Water and snacks Windshield scraper Blankets Tow chain or rope…
Carolina Casualty recently held a webinar about improving relationships between Dispatchers and Drivers. This is a particularly important relationship to nurture because stress from either side leads to increased driver turnover, which then leads to more stress, and in turn, further turnover. Here are the top tips for cultivating solid relationships in this type of…
By: Nicole Brushmiller Recently Kendis Paris, CEO and Co-Founder of Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT), a 501©3 non-profit organization, came to Maryland to speak about the organization. It was quite shocking to find how many US born citizens are victims of human trafficking in our country. It truly is modern-day slavery. The trucking industry is in…
In the fall, the number of cars that collide with animals escalates.We have written blogs, shared on social media and warned our friends and family to use extreme caution. As the person who gathered and wrote about proper precautions and being alert, it doesn’t shock me that I ran right in to a deer the…
A federal mandate for almost all US truck drivers to use electronic logging devices (ELDs) by December 18, 2017 was recently challenged in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. The mandate was upheld unanimously by the Court, in a decision made in October. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) brought the challenge of this mandate…
There is much controversy over whether autonomous vehicles would be beneficial to our society, or whether they would cause more harm. However, when it comes to the possibility of self-driving trucks, there is even more to consider. Autonomous vehicles could lead to safer roads, with fewer accidents stemming from driver-error. This could be a great…
Effective relationships between dispatchers and drivers are crucial to the success of a trucking company. This one hour webinar presented by Carolina Casualty on Thursday, November 10 from 2 to 3pm will highlight ways to promote effective communication in relationships between dispatchers and drivers. The following topics will be covered: Roles of dispatchers and drivers…
According to recently released data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), highway fatalities rose by 7.2 percent in 2015. This is the largest year-over-year increase since 1966, when fatalities rose by 8.1 percent. The NHTSA largely attributed the sharp increase in fatalities to lower gas prices and increased job growth—both of which have…
Chris Spear, the new President of the American Truckers Associations gave his State of the Industry address in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 3, 2016. We have attached his full address for those who are interested here. Two major issues that they are working on right now: Permanent Hours of Service Fix Preempting States from…
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