Preventing Vehicle Fires

Vehicle fires can break out for many reasons. Smoking, overheated tires, dragging brakes, faulty wiring or exhaust system failures are just some of the causes of vehicle fires. It is important to exercise the following prevention techniques to ensure your safety. As a professional driver, you need to be familiar with the potential risk of…

Tips for Truck and Bus Drivers

Road safety is everyone’s responsibility – passenger vehicle drivers, truck drivers, bus drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) developed Our Roads, Our Safety, a national safety campaign to raise awareness about sharing the road safely with large trucks and buses. Check out these safety tips for truck and bus drivers: Defense!…

Common Triggers of Roadside Inspections

Roadside inspections are a part of the trucking industry, but drivers can play a big role in determining the frequency with which they occur. Great West Casualty Company provides us with three factors that commonly trigger roadside inspections—the environment, meaning periods of increased inspections; the condition of the truck, both inside and out; and the…