There are times when you are operating a commercial vehicle, truck, or any other large vehicle in an area where there are pedestrians. At times like that, it’s necessary for you as the driver to add an even greater measure of safety consciousness to your driving.
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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.
What is the Hazardous Materials BASIC?
Hazardous materials is one of seven categories in the Behavioral Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC) program operated by the Compliance, Safety, and Accountability (CSA) program of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
What are potential FMCSA follow-on procedures for trucking businesses?
Follow-on actions are one of three possible responses to violations of FMCSA rules and regulations. Of the three responses, a Follow-On is considered to be the most severe and significant.
How time-weighting for trucking violations works
The Safety Measurement System (SMS) is a program operated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to help identify unsafe drivers and prioritize them for intervention.
What is a targeted roadside inspection?
A targeted roadside inspection takes place when the Safety Management System (SMS) of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) triggers results that indicate a driver has recently received a violation.
What to know about driver vehicle inspection reports
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) bears responsibility for ensuring that commercial trucks and buses remain safe on America’s roadways. There are a lot of regulations and requirements about inspecting vehicles, and some of those regulations have to do with vehicle inspection reports.
What is the trucking PRISM system?
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) implemented the Performance and Registration Information System Management (PRISM) to reduce the number of crashes, fatalities, and injuries caused by or involving commercial drivers. The primary goal of it is to empower state law enforcement agencies to identify motor carriers with significant safety violations on their driving record.
Brake Safety Inspection Week Blitz is September 15 to 21
Every year since 1998, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has sponsored Brake Safety Inspection week in September. This year’s event, which takes place between Sunday, September 15 and Saturday, September 21, will feature random roadside inspections on commercial vehicles located throughout North America.
