Preparing for CVSA Brake Safety Week 2024

Preparing for CVSA Brake Safety Week 2024

Preparing for CVSA Brake Safety Week 2024 The CVSA’s annual Brake Safety Week is part of a larger initiative aimed at reducing accidents and enhancing road safety through rigorous inspection and outreach campaigns. In 2023, the CVSA identified close to 12,000...
How to Utilize Personal Conveyance as a Trucker

How to Utilize Personal Conveyance as a Trucker

How Truckers Can Utilize Personal Conveyance Ensuring compliance with Hours of Service (HOS) regulations is essential for any driver looking to avoid violations from roadside inspections & maintain a good CSA score. However, after spending days or weeks at a time...
The Advantages of Working with a Flatbed-Only Carrier

The Advantages of Working with a Flatbed-Only Carrier

Why Should You Work with a Flatbed-Only Trucking Company? If you find yourself in the business of transporting oversized, irregularly shaped, or difficult-to-handle freight, choosing the right shipping method and company to handle it is crucial. Working with carriers...
What to Expect in a DOT Physical

What to Expect in a DOT Physical

What Happens in a DOT Physical? For those looking to pursue a career as a commercial vehicle driver, it’s important to maintain health and safety standards in all aspects. A major example of this is completing a DOT (Department of Transportation) Physical. A DOT...
APUs and EPUs: What You Need to Know

APUs and EPUs: What You Need to Know

APUs & EPUs: What You Need to Know Life on the road as a trucker comes with unique challenges, especially when it comes to maintaining the comforts of home while on the road. Over the road drivers need to keep their truck cool in the summer and warm in the winter,...
Hot Weather Safety Tips for Truckers

Hot Weather Safety Tips for Truckers

Hot Weather Safety Tips for Truckers Whether you’re running local routes or hauling a load across the country, the workload for a truck driver can be taxing, and when you add high temperatures in the summer months to the mix, it can even be dangerous. Prolonged...