No other topic is as important to driver safety professionals as fleet driver safety. With an estimated average of 20% of fleet vehicles involved in crashes each year, the importance of proper...
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Pink Jeep Tours Focuses on Safety Using the Smith System
When musician and land developer Don Pratt started his new business in Sedona, AZ, back in 1960, he became the first company in America to provide Jeep tours. But that wasn’t all that made his...
5 Best Practices for Creating Fleet Policies and Procedures
Regardless of the size of your company’s fleet, it’s important to have comprehensive fleet policies and procedures in place. With a solid fleet policy, you will create a clear picture of what is...
YRC Freight Drivers Find Millions of Miles of Safety with Smith System
For most trucking companies, driving 1 million miles crash free is cause for celebration. At YRC Freight that’s just the beginning.
Six Ways to Safely Manage Technology on the Road
Carmakers continue to introduce new ways to make driving easier. Safety-minded technology like backup cameras, lane departure warnings and obstacle detection systems help give drivers advantages to...
Five Ways to Manage Risks When Driving a Heavy Haul Vehicle
Transporting oversized and overweight loads requires heavy haul permits, monitoring and following load per axle limits, and sometimes even escort or pilot cars to help the driver navigate traffic....
How to Select an Online Driver Safety Course
On-the-job crashes are not only potentially deadly for your drivers and others on the road — they are also expensive and can expose your company to potential lawsuits and liabilities.
Driver Training Helps Keep Communities Safe
At any given time, community roadways are filled with all kinds of vehicles — from commercial trucks to passenger cars, school buses, police cruisers, firetrucks and more. In addition to the variety...
ADVANCED DRIVER TRAINING BEGINS BEHIND THE WHEEL
Imagine golf is your passion, but you have a wicked slice costing you an extra stroke on every hole. Maybe you love to cook and dream of making macaroons like a famous French baker. Perhaps you have...
IS NAVIGATION FROM TELEMATICS RIGHT FOR YOUR FLEET?
GPS navigation plays a critical role in most fleets, enabling drivers to more efficiently get from Point A to Point B so that deliveries are on time. But in larger fleets with multiple vehicles, GPS...