Safety

View from inside a commercial truck cab showing a driver at the wheel with a large marijuana leaf overlaid by a red prohibition symbol, illustrating DOT restrictions on marijuana use for commercial drivers.

Articles

DOT Rules Remain Firmly Lit on Marijuana

DOT says not so fast on marijuana. Even with federal reclassification efforts, commercial drivers in safety-sensitive roles remain subject to marijuana testing and prohibitions.

Behind the Article thumbnail featuring Kathy Close of J.J. Keller. The image shows a road at sunset with bold text reading, “Do You Know What’s Driving Up Your CSA Score?” alongside Kathy Close discussing how fleets can use FMCSA's DataQs system to challenge inaccurate safety data and protect CSA scores.

Videos

What is DataQs and Why Should Fleets Care?

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News

Lytx Adds Fleet Management Enhancements to LytxOne Platform

A shadowed figure removes cargo boxes from the back of a delivery van at night while fireworks explode in the background. Text overlay reads, "Before the Fireworks Start Review Your Cargo Security Plan."

Articles

A Fourth of July Cargo Theft Reality Check for Fleet Managers

Articles•by Joe Bohn•March 1, 2007

How to Maximize Commercial Truck Tire Life

While tires are depreciating equipment, fleet managers can control how fast tire value drops. The best way is to write, communicate, and enforce a tire management and maintenance program.

Articles•by Mike Antich•March 1, 2007

Upfit Specs Can Reduce Workers Comp Claims

Workers’ comp claims resulting from use of upfitted equipment is on the rise. Poor upfitting decisions often result in expensive litigation to defend against alleged negligence.

Articles•March 1, 2007

How to Increase Truck Fuel Mileage

One simple and immediate way for truck fleets to save money at the pump is to keep their tires properly inflated. By maintaining the proper inflation pressure for a given tire size and load, tires also last longer and are safer.

News•December 26, 2006

Department of Transportation Contests Criticisms of Truck Safety Record

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Public Affairs has issued a statement in response to two recent articles in the New York Times (“Making the Highways Less Safe,” the New York Times, 12/10/06; and “Loosening the Rules,” New York Times, 12/3/06).

News•December 18, 2006

Freightliner Completes Field Operational Test With U.S. DOT to Improve Vehicle Safety & Reliability

PORTLAND, OR – Freightliner LLC has completed a three-year study with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) — a field-operational test of electronically controlled braking systems (ECBS) and other safety technologies. Conducted as part of the DOT's initiative to accelerate deployment of new safety technologies that reduce accidents and fatalities, the study's results will be used to improve truck safety systems' performance, reliability, durability, and maintainability.