Sharing the Road with Snowplows

In addition to all the things we already know about winter driving: check weather before driving each day; run on low beams to increase visibility; slow down; increase your following distance; DO NOT use cruise control; and pull off to a safe place if conditions are too hazardous to drive safely; there is the special…

Backing Up is Not Easy!

Although less than 1% of driving is done backward, almost 50% of collisions nationwide occur when a driver is backing up. The ways to avoid trouble are * goal – Get out and look – get an understanding of the area you will be backing into – and then begin to back up immediately before…

What NOT to do at the scene of an accident…

WE all know what is expected of us as drivers following an accident/collision: stop immediately; prevent additional accidents with four ways and emergency triangles; notify law enforcement; check for injuries; and document the accident. Sometime it is even MORE important to know what you should NOT do: A driver should NOT (1) Discuss specific details…

Communicate! Really!

  At conference calls and business meetings, it will not surprise you to learn that dispatchers and managers here at MTI talk about drivers. Who are the best, favorite drivers to work with? The answer is always the same: The ones who do what they have said they will The ones who call in often,…

E-Logs Have Safety Benefits

New research shows that e-logs can reduce a driver’s hours of service errors by half and reduce crash rates as well. The actual data follows: 53% lower DOS driving- related errors such as 11. 14, 70 hour; 30 minute break, and 34 hour restart errors. 49% lower non-driving HOS errors – such as errors of…

Automate Your Log Book

Because electronic logs reduce CSA point-violations by over 50% and collisions by over 5%, it may be time for you to take another look at your paper log book. ELD ( the proposed electronic logs which must be connected to the engine/computer of a truck) is not what we are talking about here. No, a…

Communicate: It Is the Law!

Federal regulations require that you communicate a number of things to the motor carrier you are contracted to immediately: Any roadside inspection – even those where the officer may have told you that the citations listed are just warnings.  CSA points are assigned to every item listed, no matter what it is called. Any citation/ticket/…