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Every day, millions of drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians share the roads with large trucks and buses. Ensuring everyone’s safety is a shared responsibility, and the “Our Roads, Our Safety®” campaign from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is a critical initiative designed to promote safe driving practices around these large vehicles. What is the…

Every year, thousands of lives are lost in preventable accidents due to not wearing seat belts. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System, there were 916 fatal crashes among truck drivers in 2022. 69.3% of these truck drivers weren’t wearing seatbelts. In 2021, it was 64%. And in…

Please join us for an educational webinar that will cover the best practices DOT/FMCSA Random Drug Testing.  This webinar will give attendees a better understanding of how the FMCSA expects a random drug screening program to be managed.  The webinar’s presenter, Dan McDonald, is VP of Business Development at Craig Safety and has worked in…

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has announced Aug. 25-31 as the dates for this year’s Brake Safety Week. Brake Safety Week is a commercial motor vehicle and driver inspection and regulatory compliance enforcement initiative, a brake-safety awareness and outreach opportunity, and a brake-related inspection and violation data-collection project. Inspection and Enforcement CVSA-certified inspectors will…

As a professional truck driver, navigating weigh stations is an integral part of your journey. These checkpoints, monitored by various transportation authorities like the Department of Transportation or Department of Motor Vehicles, serve a crucial purpose in safeguarding America’s roads and infrastructure from the potential damage caused by overweight trucks, such as excessive strain on…

Insurance is akin to a shield that protects businesses from financial turmoil during the unexpected. And yet, business owners across all types of industries find themselves grappling with the rising costs of insurance – particularly for the trucking industry.  Several reasons have contributed to such hefty premiums, some of which include driver shortages, increased litigation…

Roadcheck will prioritize two focus areas: tractor protection systems and alcohol and controlled substance possession, which will include checking the Clearinghouse to make sure the driver is Not Prohibited. There is an average of 15 vehicle inspections per minute.   2023 CVSA conducted nearly 60,000 inspections. 5.5 % resulted in driver out-of-service. CVSA’s International Roadcheck, slated…

The DOT has the authority to conduct a driver qualification file audit any time FMCSA safety data indicates a problem with compliance and/or safety regulations. If your company had a DOT audit today, would your Driver Qualification Files (DQ) meet the Federal requirements?    The FMCSA requires that all drivers operating a vehicle with a Gross…

The safety of a driver and their vehicle is of utmost importance within the trucking industry, which is why the DVIR, or Daily Vehicle Inspection Report, currently exists. Back in the 1930s, it was created with just a few questions in mind, but today, the report is far more comprehensive, prompting the driver to inspect…

On December 28, 2023, the U.S. Department of Transportation increased fines for regulatory violations by just over 1%, 1.03241 to be exact. According to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, agencies must revise their civil monetary penalties every year to account for inflation. In other words, this adjustment of fines…