FMCSA PROPOSED RULE–ELIMINATE ANNUAL DRIVER CERTIFICATION OF VIOLATIONS
The FMCSA proposes to eliminate the rule requiring drivers to annually certify their violations, 49 CFR 391.27. The proposed elimination is based upon that section being largely duplicative of the...
View ArticleSTOP THE PUNISHMENT OF SAFETY–PROTECT SAFETY
Safe practices are being punished. Companies’ post-accident safety analysis is exposed for use against them in law suits. It shouldn’t be. i doesn’t have to be. The problem—post-accident analysis and...
View ArticleTrucking Risk…By the Data
THE POINT: Learn from your data and use it to minimize risk. TRUCKING RISK…LEARN FROM THE DATA Trucking Data. Every day you are drinking from the fire hose of data coming off that information system we...
View ArticleDEFENDING AGAINST EXCESSIVE TOWING BILLS
THE POINT: Prepare TODAY to respond to EXCESSIVE TOW BILLS Video: DEFENDING AGAINST EXCESSIVE TOWING BILLS https://youtu.be/vtXcsRUcTeI THE ISSUE: Tow companies are vital to our industry. They respond...
View ArticleDON’T SELF-INFLICT DAMAGE–THINK BEFORE YOU WRITE
THE ISSUE: What you write in your records can end up as key evidence against your driver…and your company. Make sure EVERYONE in your operation is aware. Not just post-accident, but recruiters,...
View Article“DEFENSE” DOES NOT MEAN “DEFENSIVE”
A major failing in trucking “defense” is that is seen as synonymous with “defensive”. Too often trucking companies and their insurers hunker down after the accident, waiting for the bill board attorney...
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