Driving in a city can be stressful in a passenger car, let alone in a truck – flatbed, semi, auto hauler, box truck, it doesn’t matter. Urban driving presents many hazards, such as traffic, the presence of many cars in a small amount of space, narrow winding streets, sharp turns, and pedestrians. Trucks are perhaps not the ideal city vehicles.
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Safety is an extremely vital part of operating a commercial vehicle. Not only must you be able to properly handle such a large vehicle, you must be observant of other cars. Training, pre-planning, and inspections are essential before a driver can ever take off. However, there are new safety rules, regulations, and best practices that pop up throughout the trucking world all the time.
Weather and security measures can put your drivers and clients’ cargo at risk. Plus, with the new advances in technology, devices like cameras and driving habit detectors play a huge role in commercial truck driving safety.
As a commercial vehicle driver, it’s important to stay knowledgeable about new advances and practices to keep drivers accountable and properly assign accountability.
In these articles, we’ll go over all things trucking safety. We’ll cover topics like driving behaviors, tips, news, inspections, and proactive measures that can keep your drivers safe and your insurance rates low.
6 tips to improve safety and avoid accidents at your trucking business
The trucking industry is not without its risks. Though driving is something that’s habitual and familiar, it’s dangerous. Hazards are everywhere, which is why it’s so important for you to be as safe as possible as a trucking company.
Top ten safety tips for working with dump trucks
There are many different types of dump truck, but they all require the driver or user to understand dump truck safety. Dump trucks can be dangerous if you’re not careful. To help you avoid workplace accidents while using these vehicles, here are ten safety tips.
How to avoid truck rollovers and prevent semi-truck accidents
We’ve all seen news reports about trucks – tractor-trailers, especially – rolling over and causing car accidents, injuries, and even fatalities. Rollovers can happen all-too-easily, and it’s important to be aware of how you can prevent them and what raises your risk of having a rollover.
By doing so, you keep yourself safer when you’re behind the wheel, and you lower your chances of having a crash that could injure other people. Avoiding crashes can also help you lower your truck insurance rates. We’ll go over some potential causes of rollovers and give you some tips for preventing them.