Category: Trucks

One day as we were exiting a truck stop, we saw the results of a truck driver’s right turn accident. Let us first…

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All truckers are familiar with Hours of Service regulations. If you’re caught falsifying a log book entry, what happens? If…

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When it comes to large trucks, safe driving tips must address: driving the trucks themselves and driving around the trucks….

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When it comes to low clearance bridges and overpasses, we never cease to be amazed at how some professional truck drivers think…

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No discussion on idling is complete without addressing how summer heat creates a hot truck. Every professional truck driver knows that with…

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Each industry has its share of tools and equipment. What is generally used in one industry may or may not…

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Experienced professional truck drivers have picked up “tricks of the trade” over the years to help them with the operation of…

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Whether you drive one truck or manage a fleet, you know truck operations can be expensive. We read in the November…

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The American Transportation Research Institute published on September 4, 2019, the results of a new analysis on the safety and productivity impacts of truck driver detention at customer facilities.

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When one accident has already occurred and people slow down to take a look, don’t let that lead to a rubbernecker accident.

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