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Canada Tire Chain Laws

21 Dec 2020
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Joel Beal
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Alberta No regulations require or prohibit the use of tire chains or studded tires. However, if you choose to use them and damage the roadway, Alberta makes a point to let you know you could be cited for the damage. British Columbia Chains and studded tires are fine when needed....
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Tire Chain Laws by State

18 Dec 2020
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Alaska When you can’t use chains depends on where you are in the state: No chains from April 15 to Sept. 30 below 60 north latitude. No chains from May 1 to Sept. 15 above 60 north latitude. There is one exception. They are not allowed on the paved portions of the Sterling...
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CVSA Releases 2020 Operation Safe Driver Week Results

02 Sep 2020
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Law enforcement personnel observed 66,421 drivers engaging in unsafe driver behaviors on roadways and issued 71,343 warnings and citations as part of Operation Safe Driver Week. Enforcement officials interacted with 29,921 commercial motor vehicle drivers during this year’s...
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SCOPELITIS COVID-19 TASK FORCE: LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES

16 Apr 2020
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Scopelitis has assembled a COVID-19 task force that is analyzing late-breaking international, national, and state developments on this issue as they impact the transportation industry.  Find it here.
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Commercial Driver Qualifications

27 Feb 2019
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Maintaining driver files comes with a host of nuances that make it challenging for fleets to stay compliant. To this point, our subject matter experts have received countless requests for clarification on the topic. Here are answers to some of the more commonly asked questions...
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The Role of Safety Culture in Preventing Commercial Motor Vehicle Crashes

12 Dec 2018
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The Role of Safety Culture in Preventing CMV Crashes
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The Connection Between Commercial Truck Accidents and Fatigued Drivers

09 Jul 2018
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There are more than 15 million commercial trucks transporting over 70% of all U.S. goods every year. This high number of commercial trucks on the road experience a lot of unfortunate accidents. Despite FMCSA’s best efforts in implementing rules and regulations to avoid such...
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Operating a truck fleet in Texas? Start with this Free Guide

09 Sep 2017
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Joel Beal
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If you operate a trucking fleet in the state of Texas, here is a free guide to safety and compliance in our state.  
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Six Steps to Thwart Cargo Theft

07 Jun 2017
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“Cargo theft hasn’t necessarily gotten worse lately, but there is more sophistication on the criminal side than 20 years ago when it was strictly a crime of opportunity,” says Eric Fuller, CEO of U.S. Xpress. But there is much motor carriers can do to help protect customers’...
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The Relation between Years of Commercial Experience and Cause in Large Truck Crashes

14 May 2017
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The 2005 Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS)i was the first-ever national study to attempt to determine the critical reasons and associated factors that contribute to serious large truck crashes. The LTCCS defines “critical reason” as the reason for the event that...
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31 Dec 2020

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