For a very long time, corporate fleet safety revolved mostly around keeping tidy records. If an organization had its regulatory paperwork in order, leadership assumed the operation was safe. However, basic compliance does not automatically protect drivers from unpredictable highway hazards. Modern safety requires continuous, ... Read More »
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Confronting Large Vehicle Blind Spots Even the most skilled commercial drivers struggle with tight spaces. Large semi-trucks possess massive blind spots where small passenger cars can easily disappear. Traditional mirrors help significantly, but they cannot show every angle around a long trailer. Consequently, minor sideswipe ... Read More »
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Confronting the Hidden Enemy Winter weather forces municipalities to cover highways with harsh road salt. While salt makes winter driving safer, it creates a severe chemical hazard for metal truck parts. Fleet managers routinely struggle with rust jacking, which destroys brake linings prematurely. This hidden ... Read More »
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Elevating Total Vehicle Safety Most discussions about fleet safety center heavily on the driver and the truck cab. Fleet managers routinely prioritize advanced driver assistance systems, lane departure warnings, and in-cab cameras. However, this narrow focus completely leaves out a critical piece of the safety ... Read More »
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When you are new to the job, every vendor will try to sell you a different gadget for cameras, tracking, and fuel logs. It can be tempting to buy one cheap tool for GPS tracking and another separate brand for your dash cameras. Do not ... Read More »
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If your fleet operates anywhere near the West Coast, emissions compliance can feel like a secondary nightmare. Keeping track of changing state rules takes a lot of time and effort. However, Zonar Systems just announced a major regulatory victory that makes life much easier for ... Read More »
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Nothing ruins a rookie fleet manager's week faster than a driver peeling the roof off a trailer like a tin can. Low bridge collisions are incredibly expensive, causing thousands of dollars in structural damage and ruining valuable cargo. Standard GPS units frequently miss local bridge ... Read More »
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You can tell your drivers to slow down when it rains, but you cannot sit in the passenger seat of every truck in your fleet. For a long time, managers had to trust that their drivers would make the right call when a storm hit. ... Read More »
In the world of fleet operations, risk rarely announces itself with a loud bang. Instead, it often creeps in through the back door during a moment of crisis. One of the most dangerous—yet common—vulnerabilities involves the use of substitute drivers. When an independent contractor falls ... Read More »
For many fleet owners, the decision to use independent contractors isn’t just about flexibility—it’s about survival. The model allows businesses to scale, manage costs, and remain competitive in an industry that demands both speed and efficiency. But what many operators don’t realize is that the ... Read More »
