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Safety: Page 6

Workforce
Parking after dark: Chain truck stops fill up earlier, more often than independents
Parking at chain truck stops tends to fill up earlier and more often than independent truck stops.
September 25, 2021
parking lot of trucks
CCJ Innovators
CCJ Innovator: Prime leans on social media to grow reach of driver meeting
Rather than allow its drivers meeting to become a COVID casualty, Prime sought to figure out a new contactless path.
September 1, 2021
Prime driver meeting
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CCJ Symposiums
Watch, coach & delete: Using data to fight off accident verdicts
Carriers should implement data management policies that provide "systematic and orderly ways of getting rid of data that's no longer legally required or necessary for the active management of the driver."
August 25, 2021
Rob Moseley speaking
Workforce
To wear a mask, or not to wear a mask?
As COVID Delta cases rise, some experts are pushing for mask wearing regardless of vaccination status while others say masks should only apply to the unvaccinated.
July 23, 2021
truck driver wearing mask
Driver regulations
Legal or not, the DOT has thoughts on marijuana use
As the push to decriminalize marijuana continues, will it matter to the DOT?
May 10, 2021
transparent semi truck with transparent hand in front of truck holding marijuana leaf
eCommerce / Urban delivery
eCommerce boom presents safety and wellness challenges for drivers
As more consumers turned to eCommerce for safety and convenience, its heightened popularity put a strain on the trucking industry as truck drivers were tasked with delivering more goods at a faster rate.
April 14, 2021
person picking up box wincing in pain from back strain
Safety
Too much time, too little action on hair testing
As part of the FAST Act of 2015, Congress authorized DOT to recognize hair testing, in lieu of a urine test, for pre-employment and random testing of commercial truck drivers.
April 5, 2021
sample of hair for drug trst
Safety
Flatbedder gets creative to prevent workplace falls
The system meets DOT requirements for a fixed feature. It can be left up when traveling down the road but not for cargo securement.
April 3, 2021
NoFalls safety feature for prevention falls and slips
Technology
New technology helps fleets button up safety data
Managing safety data from a single location can help office staff be more efficient and prevent oversights and costly mistakes.
April 1, 2021
Technology that brings safety data together from multiple sources is helping motor carriers manage their risk in a more efficient manner and documenting these actions for legal protection.
Technology
Drivers, fleets choosing camera system over mirrors
Switching from mirrors to the camera-based MirrorEye system can be tough at first but drivers and fleets are becoming increasingly impressed with the greater field of view and safety the system affords.
March 29, 2021
CCJ Chief Editor Jason Cannon gets familiar with MirrorEye during a test drive last spring.
CCJ Innovators
XPO embraces VR as 'the way of training of the future'
In LTL, VR is used to train XPO cross-dock workers on the optimal method of loading freight for delivery.
February 28, 2021
Rendering of an XPO Logistics user moving beams in VR
Technology
What are the most dangerous cities -- and days -- for truckers?
A 2020 report by Lytx reveals the riskiest states, cities and roadways along with the riskiest days, times and trends in driving behaviors.
February 10, 2021
Depiction of advanced camera systems alerting driver to lane keeping and nearby vehicles
Workforce
Civil unrest can put drivers and protesters at a literal crossroad
Critics say 'defund the police' has empowered protestors to continue to take to the streets and highways in the Northwest where they've disrupted commerce and destroyed property.
February 3, 2021
Protestors sitting in a crosswalk and blocking traffic on May 30, 2020
Technology
Driver scoring app is creepy but effective
The author and his family take on a driver monitoring program that has them a little creeped out and frustrated but also striving to keep their driving scores high.
January 27, 2021
map with route from point A to point B in driver monitoring app
Recruiting & retention
Driver happiness begins with trust
Showing appreciation to drivers and empowering them to play a leading role in their own safety and improvement has never been more important.
January 17, 2021
Showing appreciation to drivers and empowering them to play a leading role in their own safety and improvement has never been more important.
Business
New Drivewyze service helps fleets zero in on driver behaviors in high risk zones
Drivewyze has expanded its Safety Notification service with Safety+ to help fleets monitor driver responses to high-risk areas on the road. See CCJ for details
October 14, 2020
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Business
How to direct your drivers through areas hot with protests
When truck drivers are unable to find alternate routes around areas of civil unrest, here are some tips that fleets can offer their drivers to keep them safe.
September 23, 2020
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Business
Driver-facing cameras headed down a path of least resistance
New advancements in camera vision technology could dampen the resistance of drivers to inward-facing cameras. Read CCJ to see what's coming next.
September 22, 2020
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A bulk carrier's journey from a legacy operating system to a customized cloud platform
Ohio-based R&J Trucking teams up with business modernization company TwoSommers to create a customizable TMS for bulk carriers.
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Insurance
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Emissions
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Business
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Technician training
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