As families prepare for holiday road trips this year, drivers need to be alert and ready for all types of potential risks. Despite fewer drivers on the roads, traffic fatalities increased in 2020,...
How to Prevent Rollover Incidents While Driving
If you’ve ever been in a rollover incident, you know how dangerous it can be. When a vehicle flips onto its side, roof, or end over end, it can cause serious injury to everyone involved. Occupants...
Safer Parking: What You Probably Didn't Know
It’s something we do every time we drive; often, we’ll do it a few times a day and never give it a second thought. And while it’s usually not considered to be dangerous, parking your car can be...
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.
Smith System Celebrates 70 Years
Arlington, TX — August 2, 2022 — Smith System is celebrating 70 years of helping driver safety professionals maintain compliance, reduce crash-related injuries, and save lives behind the wheel.
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,...
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...
8 Tips to Avoid Summertime Driving Dangers
Snow, rain and ice are common cold-weather threats to driver safety, but summer brings with it its own set of dangers. For drivers, the added traffic of summer vacationers is just part of the...
The Cost of Road Rage: Surprising Statistics About Aggressive Driving
We’ve all had those moments behind the wheel; maybe it’s after a long day of work or perhaps it happens after sitting in traffic for too long. But at some point, we have all felt aggravated by other...
Penske’s Commitment to Driver Safety Starts with Smith System
With so many distractions on the road, it’s essential that Penske Logistics’ professional truck drivers stay safe.
The company, headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania, relies on Smith System driver...