Read Time: 4 Minutes | The first day of fall is quickly approaching which means it’s time to start readying your truck for the cooler months ahead. Each season presents its own set of challenges that trucks and their drivers face on the road. As the temperature begins cooling down, it is important to gear up for the incoming frosty mornings, rainy weather, longer nights and shorter days.
Read moreRead Time: 3 Minutes | The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has scheduled Brake Safety Week for August 25 – 31. According to the CVSA’s official website, “Brake Safety Week is a commercial motor vehicle and driver inspection and regulatory compliance enforcement initiative, a brake-safety awareness and outreach opportunity, and a brake-related inspection and violation data-collection project.”
Read moreRead Time: 2 Minutes | The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Brake Safety Week is quickly approaching. This year’s focus of Brake Safety Week is the condition of your truck’s brake linings and pads. One of the most common roadside violations in commercial trucks involves the brake systems.
Read moreRead Time: 3 Minutes | A vocational truck is a durable, sturdy vehicle designed to efficiently handle specialized tasks. Unlike the average semi-truck, which mostly carries general freight, vocational trucks are built for specific jobs. More precisely, industries that commonly use them are construction, transportation, and maintenance services.
Read moreRead Time: 2 Minutes | The CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver Week is “a safe-driving enforcement and outreach initiative aimed at improving driving behaviors through educational and traffic-enforcement strategies and driver interactions with law enforcement.” This year’s focus will be addressing reckless, careless, or dangerous truckload driving. Risky and unsafe driving practices include: speeding, distracted driving, tailgating, impaired driving, and more.
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