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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?

Watch to learn how FMCSA's DataQs system helps fleets challenge inaccurate safety data, protect CSA scores, and improve compliance records.

Person using a laptop to view a fleet management dashboard displaying weather alerts, vehicle speed data, maps, and road-condition images. The screen highlights a snowy roadway and a lake-effect snow warning for a fleet vehicle.

News

Fleetworthy Integrates Lytx Video Snapshots to Improve Driver Coaching

Graphic featuring fireworks on a blue background with the headline "Stay Safe on the Road This July 4th" and the subheading "Tips From a Former Truck Driver." The image promotes road safety during holiday travel and accompanies advice on avoiding truck blind spots, passing safely, leaving adequate space around trucks, and planning travel during busy traffic periods.

News

5 Safe Driving Tips for 4th of July

Graphic for NSC National Safety Month featuring warehouse, trucking, and transportation workers. Text highlights safety priorities including moving safety forward, road safety, worker health, and preventing slips, trips, and falls.

News

NSC Marks 30 Years of National Safety Month, Includes Road Safety Focus

Snowy road background, cartoon of groundhog in top hat holding up weather prediction, and headline 6 More Weeks of Winter Weather? How to Prepare.

News•by Wayne Parham•February 2, 2026

6 More Weeks of Winter? Be Prepared

If you believe in the weather forecasting ability of Punxsutawney Phil, then the U.S. is in for six more weeks of winter. So, now is the time to brush up on a collection of winter-weather articles and videos, just in case he is right.

A winter storm warning sign and a U.S. heat map highlighting collision hotspots from Geotab data during Winter Storm Fern, with increased activity across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic

News•by Lauren Fletcher•January 30, 2026

Geotab Data Shows Sharp Spike in U.S. Collisions as Winter Storm Fern Ices Roads

Geotab’s connected vehicle data shows collisions jumped 53% nationwide since Friday evening as Winter Storm Fern brings widespread snow and ice.

Videos•by Wayne Parham•January 30, 2026

Why are CMV Drivers Crucial to Combating Human Trafficking?

It is not just the on-highway truckers who can watch for and report human trafficking. Whether a commercial driver is involved in at-home delivery services, local hauls, or over-the-road transportation, vigilance can make a difference.

Portrait of Susan Hipp, executive director of the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety, honored by Work Truck for her leadership and lasting impact on road safety initiatives.

News•by Lauren Fletcher•January 28, 2026

Work Truck Honors the Life and Legacy of NETS Executive Director Susan Hipp

Work Truck honors the life and legacy of Susan Hipp, executive director of NETS and a respected leader in advancing road safety and collaboration.

Two smartphones display a digital behind-the-wheel assessment and Smith5Keys Drive Report, capturing coaching feedback in real time during a road session.

News•by Lauren Fletcher•January 27, 2026

Smith System Launches Trainer Center to Bring Consistency and Proof to Trainer-Led Safety Programs

Smith System’s new Trainer Center platform helps fleets run trainer-led safety programs with less admin, more consistency, and clearer proof of impact.

Blue tinted background image showing closeup of crash test dummy and headline NHTSA Study: Women are at Higher Risk of Injury in Vehicle Crashes.

News•by News/Media Release•January 23, 2026

Female Crash Test Dummy Approved After NHTSA Study Reports Women are at Higher Risk of Injury in a Crash

USDOT has streamlined efforts to approve the first-of-its-kind female crash test dummy after NHTSA released new research proving that women are at higher risk of injury than men during vehicular crashes.

Map graphic showing U.S. traffic congestion data from the 2025 TomTom Traffic Index, highlighting major metro areas with the highest congestion and slowest travel speeds.

News•by Lauren Fletcher•January 21, 2026

TomTom Traffic Index 2025 Shows U.S. Congestion Climbing

TomTom’s 2025 Traffic Index shows U.S. congestion rising. LA is most congested, while NYC remains the slowest city for travel speeds.

Linxup dashboard showing driver safety scores and leaderboard rankings alongside a mobile app, illustrating how fleets can track driver risk and performance.

News•by Staff•January 20, 2026

Linxup Adds Configurable Driver Safety Score and Leaderboard for Fleet Coaching

Linxup debuts a Driver Safety Score and Leaderboard to rank performance, flag risk trends, and support month-over-month coaching.

Work Truck graphic titled “How to Keep DOT D&A Records Audit Ready” with a cannabis leaf and beer barrel imagery representing DOT drug and alcohol compliance.

Articles•by Kathy Close•January 20, 2026

How to Keep Your DOT D&A Records Audit-Ready

Keep DOT drug and alcohol testing records audit-ready with secure storage, controlled access, release rules, and retention requirements.

Work Truck image showing safety gear, gloves, hard hat, and a tablet dashboard beside a color-coded risk meter labeled low to high, illustrating how fleet safety and risk management are becoming opera

Articles•by Lauren Fletcher•January 19, 2026

In 2026, Safety Will Stop Being a Program and Become How Fleets Operate

Safety in 2026 won’t live in a silo. Fleets are integrating prevention, coaching, and risk data to reduce claims, downtime, and liability.

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