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Driver/operator coaching/training
Cargo Transporters creates March Madness-style competition among drivers to improve safety
The company uses analytics from its Lytx driver camera technology to score drivers in a head-to-head competition with brackets that align with the NCAA college basketball tournament. Winners get big prizes, and safety scores improve.
April 1, 2024
Driving simulators expand purpose from training to workforce development
Simulators have long been used at larger trucking companies as training tools for their drivers, but their use has begun to expand in recent years beyond training to recruitment efforts led by trucking associations and CDL programs.
March 14, 2024
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May 2, 2024
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March 12, 2024
Driver/operator coaching/training
Tips for driving in winter weather conditions
Twenty-four percent of weather-related accidents occur on snowy, slushy or ice-covered roadways, and 70% of America’s roads are located in snowy regions that receive more than five inches annually. AIM's safety manager offers tips for winter weather.
December 15, 2023
Driver coaching and scorecarding
Leonard's Express implements a formalized education program surrounding driver cameras
Realizing the need to manage drivers via cameras, Leonard's developed a formalized education program for everyone who works with the company’s 720 drivers, and it has helped reduce terminations.
December 3, 2023
Driver/operator coaching/training
Next Generation in Trucking Foundation launches CDL curriculum for high schools
The curriculum companion is an online resource designed to be used in conjunction with online ELDT courses for adult learners, while adapting materials for high school students and providing supportive hands-on activities.
October 19, 2023
Driver/operator coaching/training
Fleets share tips on maximzing driver potential
If there's anything worse than wasted opportunity, it's wasted potential.
September 22, 2023
Driver/operator coaching/training
Navigating driver coaching as it shifts from terminal to cab
The safety landscape is changing, and the leader of Veriha Trucking offers tips on how to effectively implement the newest methods of driver coaching.
September 19, 2023
Telematics
Telematics providers improve AI accuracy to combat risky driving behaviors
Gary Johnson of Motive said it's important for telematics providers to consistently update and innovate with their systems to track these events and alert drivers and operators to unsafe commercial driving behaviors that lead to accidents and fatalities.
August 9, 2023
Regulations
Heartland Express, subsidiaries petition FMCSA for training regs exemption
Heartland, Millis Transfer and CFI seek a waiver from the two-year experience requirement for behind-the-wheel trainers. Also: Clean Freight Coalition meets with government officials; WOTAB meeting next month; Estes opens new terminal.
July 28, 2023
Safety
Technology identified among top ingredients for fleet safety
Nine case studies of carriers that had significantly improved their safety performance uncovered the five elements it takes to create an effective safety program. Technology came in at No. 4 on the list.
May 5, 2023
Safety
Report shows safety ranks behind revenue growth, minimizing expenses
The Motive State of Safety report shows 95% of respondents said driver safety is a priority, but 40% said their fleets are underinvested in driver safety initiatives and technology.
April 4, 2023
Workforce development
Trucking companies should take note of Walmart's new driver recruitment strategy
Its associate-to-driver training program is a strategy others could learn from and implement in some way as another avenue to recruit drivers.
February 16, 2023
Workforce
Experts weigh in on how to attract Gen Z to trucking as industry demographics shift
Panelists discuss what Gen Z finds appealing about trucking careers and how carriers can use that to market to the youngest generation in the workforce.
September 12, 2022
Recruiting & retention
Recent shift in market conditions changing the driver pay conversation
Fleet Intel's Rob Hatchett said the top takeaway from his recent TCA webinar is for carriers to have regular six-month check-ins on driver pay rates to keep pace with changing market conditions.
August 31, 2022
Workforce
Second tuition-free CDL program launches at Florida college
The Venice location is on the campus of State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, and is the second program launched in collaboration with the college. Also: Omni Logistics opens new 366k square-foot warehouse/cross-dock facility in Dallas.
August 29, 2022
Technology
Samsara introduces new platform features at first user conference
Its newest features focus on transforming the worker experience to help companies not only retain drivers, but also to improve operational efficiencies and, ultimately, save money.
June 16, 2022
Workforce
CarriersEdge intros auto-hauler driver training courses
The online driver training provider launched a new series of courses for car haulers. Also: FedEx Express delivers 100,000 pounds of baby formula from Germany.
May 30, 2022
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Regulations
How to pass a roadside inspection: CVSA answers Roadcheck questions
CVSA) Roadside Inspection Specialist Jeremy Disbrow fielded nearly 300 questions submitted by members of the trucking community, and provided an instructional how-to on passing a commercial vehicle roadside inspection.
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