Safety

Driving With Distractions: How Cell Phones Affect Our Driving Abilities

May 11, 2012
By
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Hands Free Cell Phones With the introduction of new state laws that ban the use of handheld cell phones while driving, many people have adopted hands free devices. These devices fit snugly in the ear or attach to your vehicle and allow the driver to carry on a normal conversation while operating a car. While many people think that using a hands free device is a safe way to make and receive calls while...

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Ten Bad Habits Some Truck Drivers Have: UK Style

August 17, 2011
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Us truckers always like to complain about the four-wheelers, and usually for good reasons. But, did you ever wonder what the four-wheelers think about the trucks? Or, as they say in the UK, the “lorries”? This article (below) was submitted by a lady from England. I decided to publish it to show the other side of the coin for once. Turnabout is fair-play, right? It just might pay to listen to some of their...

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Ten Keys to Safe City Driving CD and MP3′s

May 15, 2011
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If you drive in heavy traffic on a regular basis, you owe it to yourself to listen to this MP3 and burn a CD of it- that way, you can listen to it while you drive, and actually see what it is talking about, and begin putting it into practice. Driving in heavy traffic is a challenge for even the best drivers out there. But it doesn’t have to be. The way I look...

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Safe City Driving Seminar: Safety Meeting Topic/ Speaker Available

May 15, 2011
By
roadragebaby

Do you want to have a safety meeting that really makes a difference? Then you have to change people’s minds. Most people don’t give city driving a whole lot of thought, they just deal with it when it happens. And that’s a huge problem. Think about it. It doesn’t matter who you are, driving in heavy traffic can test anyone’s patience. But it doesn’t have to. The problem is, most people react to heavy...

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Ten Keys to Safe City Driving Video

March 16, 2011
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Ten Keys to Safe City Driving Video is now free for a limited time- for individuals. If you are a company that hires drivers and you’d like to show this video at your orientation or safety meeting, please read below for the full Ten Keys to Safe City Driving package. We are switching everything over to a WordPress Blog. Now you can leave your comments on everything! As you may know, I sell this...

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Cargo Theft is Big Business

December 17, 2010
By
load-truck

Have you heard the one about the trucker who got hijacked? Well, let me tell you – it wasn’t funny. Truck cargo theft and hijacking is on the rise, and the people committing these crimes are smart, organized and fearless. Most cargo thieves are not hard-up drug addicts sneaking up on you at a truckstop with a pair of bolt-cutters (although, of course, that can and does happen). Today’s thief is usually part of...

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Who’s the Captain?

December 17, 2010
By
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Who’s the Captain? 2-06. One fine day, not too long ago, I was trucking along a residential two-lane road. This particular road was going to come to an end in about one block, where it lead directly into the shipper I was heading for. There is no other reason for a truck to be on this road, other than to go there. The speed limit is 25 mph and the road is narrow (with...

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Company Preventables: Preventable Accidents- Not Drivers Fault

December 17, 2010
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I’m sure most of you know what a preventable accident is, but, how many accidents could have been prevented if not for certain company policies? That’s right, trucking companies dig deep for any reason they can find to pin the blame of an accident on the driver (and everything else). Whether it was the driver’s fault or not, they will do their darndest to find some way to say that it was at least...

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So, You Want to be a Trucker?

December 17, 2010
By
lady-trucker

Have you been thinking about becoming a trucker? Do you wish you could, but think you can’t? If you’ve never drove a truck, it may seem like an impossible task. Trucks are so huge and drivers have to backup into tiny docks and tight places, around corners, in alleys and oftentimes right next to someone’s shiny new black Mercedes. Many people who would otherwise love this type of job, never follow through on the...

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Beater Control: How to Drive Junk

December 17, 2010
By
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Ah, the fine art of beater control. I remember the day I made up the saying “beater control.” A good friend of mine reminded me of that the other day and we had a good laugh, so I thought I’d tell the story. It dates back about twenty-two years, when I was working as a supervisor at a local diaper delivery service. Most of the delivery trucks the company had, which were step-vans, were...

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