Transportation
Browse Transportation Safety tips, articles and resources, from distracted driving to work zone safety to sleep tips for truck drivers.
Vehicle Parking and Backing Advice from NETS
The Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) released new tools in their Drive Safely Work Week campaign materials. The…
Why and How You Need to Take Care of Your Company Cars
As a business owner who has invested in a company-owned cars, maintaining the safety of these vehicles is ultimately your…
New App Helps Employers Understand Cost of Collisions
U.S. traffic crashes cost employers $47.4 billion in direct crash-related expenses (including medical care, liability, lost productivity and property damage),…
BLS: 2016 Workplace Fatalities Top 5,000 – Highest Since 2008
A total of 5,190 fatal work injuries were recorded in the US in 2016, a 7-percent increase from the 4,836…
New Resources for Employee Safe Driving Campaign with Focus on Speed
Speeding has been a factor in nearly 1/3rd of U.S. crash deaths every year since 2005. Research shows that a…
FMCSA Warns: E-cigarettes and Commercial Vehicles are a Dangerous Combination
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a Safety Advisory with information for owners and operators of commercial…
Quick Sleep Tips for Truck Drivers
The NHTSA has estimated that some 100,000 reported drowsy-driving crashes every year result in more than 1,500 deaths, 71,000 injuries…
Tips for Backing Up Construction Vehicles Safely
On construction sites, during disaster cleanup, or anywhere large equipment is used, workers must be trained and diligent to avoid…
Truckers: Properly Secured Cargo Saves Money – and Headaches
Properly securing loads has always been vital for successful trucking operations – and even more so in today’s Compliance Safety…
New Truck Driver Hours-of-Service Rules Take Effect Feb. 27
A new DOT final rule reduces by 12 hours the maximum number of hours some truck drivers can work within…
