Nearly one-third of U.S. states sign on in support of electrifying commercial vehicles CCJ Staff | July 14, 2020   The governors of 15 states on Tuesday pledged to work collaboratively toward the decarbonization of commercial vehicles. California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and

News Release   Nicole Leandro, Manager of Communications, CVSA     Brake Safety Week is Set for Aug. 23-29   Greenbelt, Maryland (July 8, 2020) – The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Brake Safety Week will proceed as scheduled, Aug. 23-29. Enforcement officials will inspect commercial motor vehicles throughout the week and vehicles found to

Upcoming Operation Safe Driver Week puts drivers, equipment in the spotlight   Jason Cannon & Tom Quimby CCJ | @By_Jason_Cannon | July 6, 2020   Law enforcement will be paying closer attention to unsafe driving behaviors of both truck and car drivers July 12-18 as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver

‘Amazon Effect’ may explain rising driver turnover in truckload | @AaronHuffCCJ | January 27, 2020     The “Amazon Effect” could explain the recent spike in driver turnover. Traditionally, driver turnover rates go down when freight demand is relatively soft, as it was in 2019, but turnover has counterintuitively been rising. The term “Amazon Effect” is generally

Cut Hiring Lawsuits by Educating Drivers on the Drug and Alcohol Clearing House   From Instruction Technologies 11/12/2109 by Laura McMillan     There are many ways the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (DAC) will impact your hiring process. Among them: it’s critical to provide training and education to your drivers, potential hires, and recruiting managers