Trucking Insights

A major failing in trucking “defense” is that is seen as synonymous with “defensive”. Too often trucking companies and their insurers hunker down after the accident, waiting for the bill board attorney to make their move. Worse yet, even after receivin…

THE ISSUE: What you write in your records can end up as key evidence against your driver…and your company. Make sure EVERYONE in your operation is aware. Not just post-accident, but recruiters, trainers, and dispatchers. You can use this 3 MIN VI…

THE POINT: Prepare TODAY to respond to EXCESSIVE TOW BILLS Video: DEFENDING AGAINST EXCESSIVE TOWING BILLS https://youtu.be/vtXcsRUcTeI THE ISSUE: Tow companies are vital to our industry. They respond to breakdowns and accident to keep our industry rol…

THE POINT: Learn from your data and use it to minimize risk. TRUCKING RISK…LEARN FROM THE DATA Trucking Data. Every day you are drinking from the fire hose of data coming off that information system we call “a truck”. However, that da…

Safe practices are being punished.  Companies’ post-accident safety analysis is exposed for use against them in law suits. It shouldn’t be.  i doesn’t have to be. The problem—post-accident analysis and the remedial actions taken by trucking companies a…

The FMCSA proposes to eliminate the rule requiring drivers to annually certify their violations, 49 CFR 391.27.  The proposed elimination is based upon that section being largely duplicative of the requirement that a carrier annually run a driver&#8217…

PA licensed drivers who operate a commercial motor vehicle will have to report any tickets they receive (other than parking) to their employer within 30 days starting on January 24, 2020.  Failure to do so results in a $100 fine, increasing to $300 for…

Medical issues are always important in trucking–DOT physicals, exemptions, physical requirements,…  These issues are even more important in this time of the health emergency. Dr. Natalie Hartenbaum provides an update of important medical is…