G E Capital has just released a report that shows that the average life expectancy of an over-the-road driver is just 61 years. This is way below the national average. The research blames the sedentary life style of most commercial truck drivers, and suggests that recent new legislation may be forcing drivers to spend more…
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, …keep counting to 2,500. Then add a dollar sign. $2,500 is the amount of the fine which will be assessed against you if your logs inspected by the officer at a roadside inspection reveal that you have driven more than 11 hours in the prior seven days. Please be careful…
Roughly 27% of all lost time injuries for commercial drivers are the result of a slip, trip, or fall. The smartest way to reduce your risk of becoming a statistic is to ALWAYS practice the “three points of contact” rule when entering or exiting a vehicle. What does this mean? … that a hand and…
As long as a driver is using a hands-free cell phone, can dial or answer it with no more than a single touch, and does not have to leave the normal driving position to answer or initiate a call, the driver can use the cell phone while driving. However, when the cognitive distraction of using…
At least three states have a law on the books that could be expensive for drive away drivers. PA, MA, and CT all have a statute that requires that a commercial driver “broom off” the top and hood of the commercial vehicle he is bringing into the state, to be operated on interstate highways. The…
State patrolmen are trained to validate the license plates on commercial vehicles by accessing an online vehicle registration table. Every vehicle which has been licensed and titled is listed there, and the plate assigned to the licensed and titled vehicle is shown, confirming the validity of the plate. So what happens when a vehicle is…
State policemen manage their jobs by exception – as do most business managers and owners. The short check list they use to select the vehicles they pull over for an inspection starts with two items: no license plate, and no visible placards. If you make the decision NOT to attach your transporter plate to your…
