In a 9-0 decision handed down this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that freight brokers can be sued under state law for negligently hiring unsafe motor carriers. The decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC eliminates a federal preemption shield the broker industry ... Read More »
Every crash on your DOT record feeds into your Safety Measurement System (SMS) score under the Crash Indicator BASIC. That score shows up when shippers, brokers, and insurers run your numbers and once it's there, most operators assume it's there for good. What a lot ... Read More »
Seeing Every Angle from the Driver's Seat For a long time, truck drivers had to rely mostly on their mirrors and their own intuition to navigate tight spaces. Even with the best training, a massive semi-truck has "blind spots" where a small car or a ... Read More »
Moving Beyond the Rearview Mirror For a long time, safety in the trucking industry was reactive. This means a manager would look at dashcam footage or data only after something went wrong. If a driver slammed on the brakes or got into a fender bender, ... Read More »
The Hidden Enemy Under Your Truck Every winter, thousands of trucks across North America face a silent enemy: road salt. While salt makes roads safer for driving, it is incredibly harsh on metal parts. For fleet managers, the most frustrating victim of this salt is ... Read More »
A New Legend for Extreme Work For over 50 years, the Kenworth C500 was the go-to truck for the hardest jobs on Earth. Whether it was hauling massive loads through the desert or moving heavy equipment in the frozen North, it was a beast of ... Read More »
