Archive for July 2022

When Ellen Voie established the Women In Trucking Association 15 years ago, representatives of trucking companies she would meet with about hiring practices often would tell her with a note of pride, “We just hire the best person. We don’t care about their gender or their ethnicity or their age.” But fleets that believe that’s…

The American Transportation Research Institute today launched a survey to better understand truck driver perspectives and issues with driver-facing cameras. ATRI’s driver-facing camera research was a top research priority of its Research Advisory Committee in 2021. A statement from ATRI said previous FMCSA-sponsored research conducted by ATRI documented that truck drivers have very positive opinions…

You have 75 days to be sure your truck and trailer have their brakes in excellent condition. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance today announced Aug. 21-27 as the dates for this year’s Brake Safety Week. Brake Safety Week is an annual commercial motor vehicle brake safety inspection, enforcement, and education initiative conducted by law enforcement…