Is it time for your annual Department of Transportation (DOT) inspection? This can be intimidating for both new and established motor carriers. Inspections may lead to violations and expensive fines, and audits are costly and time-consuming. An unsatisfactory rating from a DOT inspection is every c [...]

CDL (Commercial Driver's License) training usually takes several weeks for truckers to complete, and with over 3.5 million professional drivers in the United States alone, you are bound to run into a handful of employees that are prone to disruptive behavior. How should management deal with defiant [...]

If you run or work for a trucking company, you're probably familiar with the fact that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) establishes regulatory mandates to keep drivers safe on the road. Civil penalties paid by truck, bus, and motorcoach companies who fail to meet DOT compliance equal more [...]

The 16 hour rule is an exception for short-haul CMV drivers that will be able to marginally extend their driving time on the road beyond standard hours if certain conditions are met. Evidence shows that driving while tired can be up to ten times more dangerous than driving while drunk. It is the re [...]

Managing truck fleets is no easy task.  Drivers, packers, loaders and vendors all rely on you to keep the operation running smoothly. When it doesn't, money is lost along with customers and employees, which is why having a GPS system in place is so important. Let's take a quick look the 3 top chall [...]

Truck fleet management plays an integral part of any business with vehicles in this day and age. There are so many aspects to fleet management like maintenance scheduling, reducing unnecessary driving / idling times, precise record keeping and other responsibilities that the possibility for somethi [...]