Friday, February 21, 2014
SMMC Fleet Safety Awards set for March 24 in Pelham
The Alabama Trucking Association Safety & Maintenance Management Council’s Annual Fleet Safety Awards are set Monday, March 24 at the Pelham Civic Complex (500 Amphitheater Road, Pelham, AL 35124).
These annual awards recognize companies and drivers who uphold the highest safety standards in the... Read more
Friday, October 11, 2013
National ATA names its top fleet safety winners
The American Trucking Associations’ Safety Management Council recently announced its 2013 award winners at its Safety & Human Resources National Conference & Exhibition in Sparks, Nev.
The ATA President’s Trophy recognizes the three companies whose fleets have been judged to have the best... Read more
Friday, August 16, 2013
Chilling documenatry shows impact of texting and driving
Early on the morning of April 17, 2012, 21-year-old Chandler Gerber was driving to his job at a carpet cleaning business in Indiana. Nothing unusual about the day -- the drive to work was typical, so he grabbed his phone for a quick text exchange with his wife at home. Shortly after moving his eyes down... Read more
Thursday, February 07, 2013
NTSB recommends fleet driver screens go back 10 years
Commercial Carrier Journal reports the National Transportation Safety Board recently sent a letter recently to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration making recommendations on driver hiring and pre-employment screening, which would essentially require fleets to delve into a potential hire’s... Read more
