Josh Warren and Bob Perew of Carolina Casualty
Josh Warren and Bob Perew of Carolina Casualty
Though there appears to be a statistical correlation between SMS scores in certain categories and crash risk, as well as the total number of alerts assigned and crash risk, the information can often be unreliable and inaccurate. While there is a general relationship between scores and crash risk in four measurement categories, in at least […]
Another year is about to come to an end. This year has flown by so fast and now we are at the beginning of the Winter Season, which means the Holiday Season is upon us. I want to personally thank all of you for reading our CAARE Newsletter and participating in the puzzles. I also […]
For most truckers the good news is that the answer is probably yes. Truckers who insure their cargo with insurers that specialize in trucking have policies that meet their needs, in almost all cases. Even policies from insurers that don’t specialize in trucking cover most cargo situations truckers run into.
Serious Traffic Violations: These violations are much more common than you would think and are often overlooked during hiring and annual reviews. These traffic violations must be considered if they occurred in any type of vehicle, including a personal vehicle.
Prior to the Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Program, in a number of States and the District of Columbia, any person licensed to drive an automobile could also legally drive a tractor-trailer. Even in many of the states that did have a classified licensing system, a person was not skills tested in a representative vehicle. […]
Volume 7, Issue 8 In this issue: The Fight With Hazardous 1 Conditions Driving to Beat the Heat 2 August Puzzle 4
As one of the two biggest non-labor expenses that trucking fleets have, tires require careful maintenance. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program further underscores the importance of good tire maintenance practices.
DataQs, the online system for correcting CSA scoring, has the reputation of being cumbersome and unpredictable, but there’s a way for safety managers to get what they need from it. Call it the ABCs of DataQs.