Fleet management is a vital part of any commercial trucking business. These days, it goes far beyond knowing the location of your drivers or the initial CDL training. Therefore, as a fleet manager you’ll need to be up to date on the regulations for commercial vehicles. Most importantly, you’ll need to know risky driving behavior and how to save money on gas with the help of monitoring. There are tons of options for fleet management, including desktop software, phone apps, and cameras. These devices are designed to prevent driving accidents and properly assign faults if one occurs.
Here’s where we’ll detail fleet management news. We’ll cover new technologies, new techniques, and best practices for your commercial auto business. We’ll also go over hiring practices, how to retain great drivers, and how you can encourage great driving behaviors that will save you money on your insurance.
As a motor carrier, it’s crucial you know how to manage inspection reports and violations. After all, the goal of every trucking business is to protect their CSA score. Therefore, if you wish to challenge a violation, you’ll want to submit a DataQ request.
In this article, we’ll explain the benefit of DataQ requests when it comes to inspections, accidents, and other driving violations. Also, we’ll share how to properly submit your request. Let’s begin.
As a motor carrier, you’re responsible for maintaining up-to-date files on all your drivers and implementing stringent procedures. Still, many trucking businesses find it challenging to manage the FMCSA requirements, leading to confusion, hefty fines, and penalties.
This problem is primarily due to clerical error, oversight, the driver withholding the information, or they aren’t aware of current FMCSA requirements. Unfortunately, failing to stay up-to-date on your driver qualification files (DQF) directly impacts your fleet’s safety rating.
Therefore, keeping complete DQFs can help you avoid common driver qualification violations. Here we’ll discuss the top four driver qualification violations and how to avoid them.
Managing operational efficiency by cutting costs is one of the important parts of a fleet manager’s job. Though it’s not something new for the experienced trucker, factors like supply chain disruptions, lost workdays, and decreasing operational costs have made it a significant issue.
If you’re a trucker, you might start your day by checking for loads online. Most owners, operators, or drivers have a limited budget and search for load boards that are easily accessible and affordable. However, finding the ones that generate well-paid loads consistently is often challenging and overwhelming, with tons of online options.
Did you know that litigation of truck accidents has increased significantly?
Whether you have a transportation company or a trucking fleet, managing insurance may be a daunting task. We say this because legal settlements are on the rise and premiums are increasing. Plus, the equipment has become more costly.
Adding a new truck, van, or even a company car to your fleet can solve many problems, save you time, and allow you to scale up your operations, provided you are truly ready to make the switch.
As your business grows, the number of vehicles you have and need to insure may grow as well; the variety of vehicles you need could change and expand over time as well. Whether you have a fleet of auto haulers, your own delivery fleet, or a few box trucks, you could benefit from the right commercial insurance policy.
When you’re interviewing for a fleet manager position, you know immediately how well they understand the industry. It’s in the words they use. You hear it in the confidence they show when answering questions. You can see from their resume whether they’ve been in fleet management positions before.
12 years. That’s how long the average truck has been on the road today. Many are closer to 20. Each year a fleet will only replace 1 truck for every 70 trucks in service.