Schneider, J.B. Hunt, Maverick safety execs favor mirrorless trucks   | @AaronHuffCCJ | March 12, 2019   Safety executives from three of the largest fleets in the United States are losing interest in rearview and blind spot mirrors. Going mirrorless is the better option, they believe. Representatives from J.B. Hunt, Schneider National and Maverick Transportation spoke on

CCJ Staff  February 20, 2019   Spurred by a wake of criminal charges against medical examiners who have fraudulently issued DOT medical certificates to truck operators, the U.S. DOT’s Office of Inspector General announced Wednesday it is opening an audit to evaluate the DOT medical certification program. Of focus in the audit is the National

CSA Redux: Carriers again faced with the great unknown of safety compliance as FMCSA overhauls CSA   Jeff Crissey CCJ | November 8, 2018   Between 2012 and 2017, fatalities involving large trucks and buses grew by 10.2 percent. While it isn’t fair to lay blame at the feet of CSA, clearly the program hasn’t

This Week’s Topic from Fleetmentor Evaluating the exit interview process Driver churn — a term used to describe regular driver turnover — results in motor carriers needing to constantly replenish their roster with new — and in many cases lesser qualified — drivers. If your company is having trouble keeping drivers around, it might be time to look internally

Do Your Trailers Have Legal RIGs with Labels That Say So? Trailer Talk • September 20, 2018 • by Tom Berg Since January 27 of 1998, rear underride guards (aka “ICC bumpers”) on most types of semitrailers have been designed and built to absorb the force of a car slamming into it. They are properly called rear impact guards,