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How to use a data-driven approach to improve safety culture

When I was performing Department of Transportation (DOT) inspections during my career with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, I often used safety data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)…

10 things you need to know for a successful load securement training

By Steve Binkley, InfoStream Safety Consultant When you’re driving on the interstate and see heavy equipment on flatbed trailers, perhaps you think, “How does that equipment stay in place? What…

9 Ways to Help Ensure Safe Parking for Your Drivers

While travelling recently, I paid close attention to the parking - or lack of - at truck stops. Since it was dark outside, I knew that truck stop parking, as…

How to Help Drivers Pass DOT Roadside Inspections

As a retired law enforcement captain, I’ve conducted more than 15,000 Department of Transportation (DOT) roadside inspections, and many times, drivers asked me, “Why me? Why did I get inspected?”…

How Pre-Inspections Can Prevent Problems for Carriers

The purpose of conducting pre-trip inspections is to increase safety on roadways. Safety is so important that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCA) requires truck drivers to perform a…

Your Mobile Capture Solution Should Do More Than the Minimum

Today, many companies are implementing mobile capture solutions so drivers can upload delivery documents to the back office more quickly. These mobile solutions often achieve this goal, but with one…

7 Benefits of Implementing a Learning Management System

Training is an essential part of maintaining regulatory compliance and driver satisfaction. How do you ensure your driver training program is successful? A Learning Management System (LMS) is one way…

More than Money: Ways to Retain Drivers

On every transportation industry website, big city billboard, and driver job board, companies are advertising increased pay and sign-on bonuses to attract quality drivers. And still, the driver turnover rate…

Optimize Driver Orientation with On-Demand Onboarding

Carriers often miss opportunities to hire well-qualified driver applicants for a variety of reasons, including an orientation itinerary that is incompatible with the applicant’s schedule, or an orientation process that…

5 Questions to Ask Before Automating Your Billing Process

In the transportation industry, time is money. Streamlining operational efficiencies to improve productivity very often translates into dollars saved, and nowhere is that more true than in your billing and…