Health and Safety Training
CVSA Announces Dates for 2025 Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative
The fight against human trafficking remains a top priority for the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), and the organization has announced the dates for its 2025 Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative (HTAI). This annual effort aims to educate and empower the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) industry, law enforcement, and the general public to identify and respond…
Stay Safe This Winter: Tips to Prevent Driver Injuries
As temperatures drop and the roads grow slick, professional drivers face unique challenges that can increase the risk of injuries. Staying safe during the colder months is critical, not only for drivers but also for the companies they serve. Here’s an overview of key safety measures to help drivers navigate fall and winter conditions without…
Enhancing Road Safety Together: The “Our Roads, Our Safety®” Campaign
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…
Can You Guess the #1 Violation of Operation Safe Driver Week?
Operation Safe Driver Week is an annual event organized by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) that promotes commercial vehicle safety. This initiative identifies and addresses unsafe driving behaviors via educational and traffic enforcement strategies and engagement with law enforcement. The latter includes an increase in the number of officers and inspectors who monitor both…
How to Pick the Right Compliance Safety Software
Investing in fleet management software will ultimately help your business. Making the wrong choice, however, can leave you with a fleet management platform that is cumbersome and hinders productivity. Worse yet, an incomplete fleet management solution can cost you big in violations and DOT fines. How do you know, then, what to look for in…
Is Your Workplace Safe?
On January 18, 2018, Brenda Craig, President, and Founder of Craig Safety Technologies presented a webinar on Safety and Risk Reduction. You can watch the recorded version anytime on our website www.compliancesafetymanager.com
Is Your Drug Testing Program Up-to-Date?
Last year the DOT lowered the percent of drivers in the consortium that must be tested for controlled substances from 50% to 25%. Testing for alcohol was left at 10%. This was based on findings that the positive drug tests were down over the last few years. This is great news for transportation and is…
10 Things Truck Drivers Do That Get Them Pulled Over
10 Things Truck Drivers Do That Get Them Pulled Over by Mark Abrahamson In my experience as a state patrol sergeant, the following are driving behaviors or situations that “stood out” from the norm. Not every violation mentioned below necessarily results in a citation but it will, at a minimum, result in a warning and…
Preventing driver injuries in Fall and Winter
Slip/Trip and Fall injuries are the most common type of injury for drivers. Most of them occur during the winter months. Each year, thousands of professional drivers are seriously injured due to not paying attention in winter conditions. Working in the ice and snow requires your full attention and awareness.