Categories: Drivers, Operations, Safety, Safety & Compliance

What happens to a commercial driver who tests positive for marijuana? A DOT-mandated return-to-duty process is the only hope they have of keeping their...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/345858/testing-positive-for-marijuana-one-drivers-story

Categories: Drivers, Global Fleet, Safety, Safety & Compliance

A truck driver can drive down a mountain 100 times too slowly, but only once too fast. An inexperienced driver on a steep grade could spell disaster unless...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/335508/the-art-science-of-mountain-driving

Categories: Drivers, Global Fleet, Safety, Safety & Compliance

Amid national trends such as the rapid rise of marijuana legalization and a continuing opioid abuse crisis, trucking faces some disturbing trends of its...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/333567/truckers-drugs-and-safety

Categories: Drivers, Safety, Safety & Compliance, Safety & Risk Management

More than 90% of commercial drivers believe that reading a text while behind the wheel of their company vehicle is considered distracted driving, yet nearly...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/328369/72-of-commercial-drivers-admit-to-distracted-driving

Categories: Drivers, Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs), Fleet Management, Safety, Safety & Compliance

We spoke with Joe DeLorenzo, director of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance, to get an update on how the...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/335328/qa-talking-elds-with-fmcsas-top-compliance-expert

Categories: Drivers, Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs), Safety, Safety & Compliance

ELDs were supposed to reduce driver fatigue and make roads safer, but a recent report suggests that any benefits may have been offset by an increase in...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/324416/eld-adoption-fails-to-reduce-number-of-truck-accidents

Categories: Drivers, Safety, Safety & Compliance

A safety-focused group of trucking and logistics companies has released the results of what it calls a first-of-its-kind study showing “compelling evidence...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/333760/trucking-alliance-truck-driver-drug-use-top-safety-issue

Categories: Drivers, Operations

Scott Woodrome of FedEx Freight as the Bendix Grand Champion took home the title of Bendix Grand Champion at the American Trucking Associations’ 2018...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/311160/fedex-freight-driver-wins-national-truck-driving-championships

Categories: Drivers, Safety, Safety & Risk Management

Tom Camp has driven more than 1 million miles for UPS without an accident and achieved a feat no other company driver has achieved — a spotless 55-year...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/142756/ups-driver-goes-55-years-without-accident

Categories: Drivers, Safety, Safety & Compliance, Safety & Risk Management

Instructional Technologies Inc., announced a new defensive driving program called Pro-Defense that focuses on the increasing amount and types of...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/141661/defensive-driving-program-focuses-on-distracted-drivers