July 2008, Work Truck - Feature
By Mike Butsch
A CDL holder may be disqualified, if convicted of certain violations, while operating any vehicle. It is important to remember that violations that occur in a driver’s personal vehicle could also result in the loss of a CDL.
Tags: CDL disqualifications, CDL drivers
July 2008, Automotive Fleet - Cover Story
By Mike Antich & Lauren Colin
On average, 20 percent of fleet vehicles are involved in accidents each year. Although this percentage has remained steady from 2005-2007, the cost of repairing these vehicles is rising.
Tags: Accident Management, CCM, CEI, Fleet Response
May 2008, Work Truck - Feature
By Joe Bohn
Federal regulators are pushing stricter enforcement of complex vehicle safety regulations. Staying up-to-date with the mandates help commercial fleets avoid heavy fines or shut-downs for noncompliance.
Tags: DOT, drug & alochol testing, Hazmat, intrastate vs. interstate, record-keeping, Review, Safety Review
March 2008, Work Truck - Feature
By Paul Dexler
It’s 2 p.m. Do you know where your trucks are, and, more importantly, what they are doing there? New technology can help you find out. But there can be employee relations downsides.
Tags: geofencing, GPS
By Cheryl Knight
Available on 27 GM truck, van, and SUV models, OnStar helps keep fleet drivers on the road and heading in the right direction. In the event of an accident, help is summoned automatically or is just one button-press away.
Tags: driver safety, GM, OnStar, vehicle diagnostics
February 2008, Automotive Fleet - Feature
By Richard Alaniz
State and federal laws restrict how companies obtain, use, store, share, and discard confidential information contained in employee driving records. Noncompliance with these laws can result in lawsuits and penalties.
January 2008, Fleet Financials - Feature
By Robert Martines
Successful auto claim collectors are well prepared, know the laws and regulations in their states, and are ready to challenge insurers whose practices are meant to intimidate.
Tags: arbitration, subrogation
January 2008, Work Truck - Feature
Cargo partitions add safety and security to fleet vans and can be utilized to turn the front of the cab into a work space.
Tags: cargo partitions, safety, Vans
By Chris Brown
Head curtain side airbags and enhanced technology glass (ETG) are standard on passenger vans. ETG is a special three-layer glass designed to reduce the risk of ejection during a crash.
Tags: GM, safety, StabiliTrak, Vans
Hazmat fines can cost your company tens of thousands of dollars. Familiarity with key areas of the MOT can save time, money, and confusion.
Tags: hazard classes, Hazmat, materials of trade, MOT, ORM-D
December 2007, Automotive Fleet - Feature
By Phil Moser
Nearly every driver has a reason to justify speeding, talking on a cell phone while at the wheel, or following too closely. A safe driving training expert rebuffs those excuses.
Tags: business driver, safety
November 2007, Work Truck - Feature
Following a program compliance may be challenging, but it is doable. Key areas of focus are highlighted.
Tags: DOT, FMCSA
Extra weight from trailer add-ons may push otherwise underweight vehicles over the DOT-exempt weight limit.
Tags: DOT, DOT regulations, FMCSR
November 2007, Government Fleet - Feature
The City of Westminster, Colo., learned valuable lessons during a December 2006 storm event that severely tested the City’s emergency response and fleet maintenance teams. Teamwork and training were critical to a successful response.
Tags: emergency vehicles, fleet maintenance, roadblocks
October 2007, Automotive Fleet - Feature
By Steve Bennett
Dave Vance, Fleet Response’s director of safety services, studies driver and crash incident data to identify causes and establish preventability.
Tags: accidents, at-risk, safety
By Lauren Colin
GM keeps vehicles on the road with all-wheel drive, StabiliTrak, and traction control, and makes sure vehicles stop with anti-lock brake systems.
Tags: General Motors, GM, safety
AmeriFleet’s unique business model incorporates driver safety performance into overall job evaluation. The company also ties bonus dollars to safety. New-hire training is a vital part of the model’s success.
Tags: safety
Highlighted are the causes of rollover crashes and ways to prevent them. Driver education is critical.
Tags: crashes, rollover
By Staff
Government and National Safety Council statistics report that millions of Americans are involved in traffic crashes each year. Here are 10 steps for your drivers to follow when they find themselves in a crash incident.
Tags: accident, safety
The average fleet claim severity for 2006 was $1,869.87, an increase of $48.81 over 2004. Also experiencing a slight increase in 2006 was the percent of accidents deemed preventable.
September 2007, Work Truck - Feature
By Captain Travis Yates
The delivery company, celebrating its 100-year anniversary this year, has made safety a core value, investing $38 million dollars and 1.3 million hours on safety training in 2007 alone.
By Alex Popov and Dico Akseraylian
Current tactics to analyze driver risk are reactionary, targeting drivers with already-proven unsafe behaviors. New data sources provide more comprehensive metrics for intelligent forecasting of high-risk drivers.
July 2004, Automotive Fleet - How-To
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Keeping driver and third parties safe and reducing the risk of physical damage is grounded in some very basic concepts.
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