Sounds like a nightmare situation for an owner-operator team based out of Nevada, according to LandLine Magazine. A driver’s hazmat background check expired, which Nevada then took as a trigger to suspend his...
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Stumbled across this story about the fitness chain Snap Fitness opening 100 gyms at Pilot Travel Centers over the next year, and kinda loved the idea. The company is teaming with Rolling Strong,...
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A new Colorado chain law says all commercial vehicles and trucks must carry chains on I-70 between milepost 133 (Dotsero) and milepost 259 (Morrison). According to the ATA, the fines are hefty, especially...
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Judging speed and distance at night can be incredibly tricky. That pin of light coming your way might be two headlights half a mile a way, or it could be a single motorcycle...
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Maintaining your night vision while driving at night is key to remaining safe. This brief clip from our Night Driving lesson for CDL drivers is a good refresher. It will help drivers keep...
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The leaves are turning and the sun retreats a little more each day, which means more of our trucks will roll at night. Add in wetter weather, and drivers will be seeing more...
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Though Pro-TREAD is better known as a company that trains drivers to be safer, we have a number of courses that help fleets improve operations. Fuel savings tips, like the ones offered in...
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“The cost of CMV crashes to the US in 2009 was $50 billion. The first step in triage is training. CSA is about intervention. It’s the new way of doing business in the...
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As a safety company, the NTSB proposed ban on cell phones for CDL driverscuts straight to our values. (Update: The ban on handheld cell phones was approved by both the DOT and the...
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It’s Brake Safety Week, which for most companies seems to be about selling you new products. Which is great, right? Nothing better than new brakes for improving safety, right? Well, maybe. It depends...
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A good new blog post over at Fleet Owner covers the Allstate Best Drivers Report, in which the auto insurance company names Fort Collins, CO, as the safest driving town in America. According...
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We’ve all done something dumb before, but this one made our local newspaper (in Portland, across the river from our hometown of Vancouver, WA), so we reckon it’s fair game to tease...
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