Truck drivers create the backbone of commerce in the United States. By zigzagging all across the country, at all hours of the day and night, they bring products and people together across thousands of miles. Below, you’ll find a list of training topics that are required for most Truck Drivers. DOT / OSHA Required Training …
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Light Vehicle Driver Safety Training
In many countries, the car is king. It’s the main mode of transportation for both personal and commercial reasons. Many companies will employ drivers of lighter vehicles than semi trucks to transport goods and people. Below, you’ll find a list of training topics that are required for most light vehicle drivers. OSHA Required Training First …
Lights not Working, Truck Runs Over and Kills Worker: Is Company to Blame?
The overhead flood lights at a UPS facility’s entrance gate weren’t working. It was before sunrise, and a worker who had to open the gate for incoming trucks was run over by one and killed. Will OSHA violations against the company for lack of proper lighting and employee training stick? On Sept. 15, 2010, a …
Excellent Tips for Distracted Driving Prevention
Related Distracted Driving Training DVDs: Distracted Driving – DVD Training Aimed specifically at CMV drivers and others who drive as part of their profession. View Product Driven To Distraction II Training DVD Help raise awareness of this dangerous practice among your employees with this high-impact training DVD. View Product Distracted Driving Game Over Training DVD …
Wrong Way Driving On The Rise
Related Driving Safety Training DVDs: Driving Safety Training Video Provide the information employees need to drive cars, vans and small trucks safely, both on and off the job. View Product Distracted Driving – DVD Training Details strategies drivers can use to deal with their own distracted driving and that of others. View Product Defensive Driving …
Truck driver fired for alcoholism diagnosis: Was termination against law?
Federal rules say a current diagnosis of alcoholism prohibits an employee from driving commercial trucks. So why was this company hauled into court when it fired an employee who could no longer drive under this rule? Sakera Jarvela was a truck driver for Crete Carrier Corp. in Georgia. While employed by Crete, he sought treatment …
Poll: Public wants stiffer penalties for texting while driving
Driving? Put down the phone – or else. That sums up public sentiment about texting while driving, according to a new public opinion poll from the National Safety Council (NSC). The new poll shows 73% of respondents think there should be more enforcement of texting while driving laws; only 22% said the current level of …
Wal-Mart Truck Driver Was Awake 24 Consecutive Hours before Fatal Car Crash
Source Article Related CSA Training DVDs: DOT HAZMAT Federal Regulation Training Package Comply with Federal regulations eCFR 49, 172.704 Training Requirements. SubPart H. View Product Hours of Service Driver Training Program – DVD Training Kit Covers the new Hours-of-Service rules drivers must comply with as of February 27, 2012 and July 1, 2013. View Product …
President Obama signs a new commercial driver sleep disorder bill into law
Transportation companies, commercial drivers and the medical professionals who certify them as physically fit for duty may be in for another long ride – legislatively speaking, that is. During the government shutdown, the President signed a bill (HR 3095) approved by both houses of Congress to “ensure that any new or revised requirement providing for …