The tools and technology in today’s vehicles not only make them more comfortable and easier to drive; but they’re also designed to help make driving safer. However, a study released late last year by...
How Drivers Can Recognize and Report Human Trafficking
Human trafficking has been called an "invisible crime." It refers to buying, selling, harboring, and often transporting human beings for forced labor (involuntary servitude) or sexual slavery....
The Importance of Routine Follow-Up Training for Your Drivers
Driver training is essential for every company that has drivers, whether they’re driving a heavy-haul vehicle or one of the sedans in the company fleet. The most successful driver training program...
5 Tips to Help Get Your Fleet Ready for Winter Weather
Driving conditions in winter can change quickly, leading to hazardous conditions on the road. The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration attributes nearly one-fourth of all...
Is Your Company In Need of a More Advanced Fleet Safety Program?
Every company that has drivers — whether that means employees who occasionally drive for work or those who spend the better part of their workday behind the wheel — likely has a driver safety...
Is Drowsy Driving Deadlier Than Drunk Driving?
When it comes to sleep in America, we’re just not getting it. And that’s causing some major problems on the road.
School bus driver safety tips: What should you know?
Safety behind the wheel should be top of mind for every driver. However, with more passengers in their vehicles and a greater number of challenges created by the size and nature of their vehicles,...
Driver Trainer Spotlight: Meet Aggregate Industries’ Tracy Richard
What does it take to become a Smith System trainer? Driver trainers come from all industries, backgrounds, and walks of life. Just ask Tracy Richard, a quality control technician for Aggregate...
What Do Insurance Providers Think of Driver Safety Training?
Any company that hires drivers has many different safety considerations. Regardless of whether those drivers are piloting heavy haul vehicles or four-door sedans, the core concern of the company is...
Smith System and Wilson County School District Take the High Road to Safety
When bus drivers for the Wilson County School District in Tennessee get behind the wheel, every single one of them takes the Smith System along for the ride. And, according to Jerry Partlow, Director...