Take 10 for Lane Changes This is a transcript of a safety presentation I just made to Landstar drivers during their monthly safety call. We’re big believers in group training, though I’d categorize this as more of a reminder and communication than actual training. Landstar asks its drivers to review the course before the meeting […]
Ever wonder what lesson is used most by our fleets and clients? It’s Defensive Driving for Truck Drivers by more than 50% over the next lesson, which is CSA Overview. You can see all the elements covered in Defensive Driving by looking at our list of Driver Safety and Operations courses. We’ve added even more tips […]
Everyone knows truck drivers are banned from using hand held cell phones. The reason: they’re too much of a driver distraction. And when a trucker is on the road 10+ hours a day, distractions can be deadly. How many decisions must they make in a single mile? Would you believe 100? It’s true. Types of […]
Most proactive training managers put their fleet through a winter driving course for truck drivers before the snow starts flying. And if you’re like most, you’re probably still calculating the damage done by Mother Nature this past winter. So we’re happy to roll out a new Winter Driving course for heavy duty trucks. This course […]
by Jim Smith, MS, CSP Director of Safety ProDrivers ProDrivers has been a client of PRO-TREAD for the past three years. After both using and evaluating the services offered by other training providers, it was clear that PRO-TREAD was the obvious choice. As one of the largest driver staffing services in the country, we had […]
May, 2015: Newly updated course One Safety Tip Per Week Insurance companies tell us that hitting fixed objects in parking lots or loading docks are the most frequent type of crash. Ironically, these crashes are almost worse for a fleet than a bigger crash because they don’t meet the insurance deductible, so it’s straight out […]
The video above is just one short section of the new PRO-TREAD Night Driving tips course. This month, we launched three new lessons: Night Driving Night Driving for Medium-Duty Trucks Roadside Inspections December and January are the darkest months of the year. And many truck drivers choose to drive at night because traffic is so […]
A study from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute tested passenger car driver reactions while they used a hands-free texting system. They found those drivers’ reaction times were just as slow as normal texting, which was about twice as slow as driving without texting. In short, you should be cautious if you’re considering leniency about hands […]
With winter storm Nemo having just dumped an awful lot of snow on the Northeast, we figured it was a good time to release our Winter Driving for Medium-Duty Trucks lesson. (Of course, a better time would’ve been two months ago!) Medium-duty trucks are often called into extra service in the days before and after […]
Medium-sized trucks are a different breed than long-haul trucks. Which is why we rolled out our medium-duty truck curriculum about a year ago. We talked recently to Scott Roberts, CTP, CDS about medium-duty truck safety. ITI: What’s the typical day like for a driver of a local/regional driver of a medium-duty truck like? How does […]
UPDATE ON ROAD CONDITIONS If you’re looking for information on road conditions on the East Coast now that Superstorm Sandy has hit, the American Trucking Associations put together this list. Connecticut DOT Delaware DOT Washington DC DOT Washington DC .gov site Maine 511 Maryland 511 Maryland .gov site Massachusetts DOT New Hampshire 511 New Jersey […]
You’ll be seeing big changes to PRO-TREAD over the next few months, including features that will make it easier than ever for you to manage the courses your drivers and employees take. One small step in that direction is that we’ve added several new lesson categories. We’ll be rolling these new groups out during the […]