Concerns about the safety of commercial tires have resulted in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issuing notifications to the transport industry to increase awareness of tire safety issues.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) Office of Defects Investigations (ODI), increased tire failures on commercial trucks are as a result of issues such as increased uptime/equipment utilization, increased front axle loads, and going above tire speed ratings.

For these reasons, FMCSA, along with the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA), and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), have developed a visor card that outlines various recommendations for commercial tire safety. Commercial vehicle operators, and drivers are urged to take heed of the acronym “TIRES”, that stands for Tire inspection, Inflation pressure, Extreme loading, and Speed: Read the rest of this entry »

As an owner or manager of a hazardous waste company you have a little more oversight from the government to deal with than the average fleet. You also face greater dangers and bigger risks than other types of businesses that deal with over-the-road shipments and transports. For these reasons, and so many more, GPS fleet tracking can provide very real benefits to your business, including these listed below. Read the rest of this entry »

In August 2016, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) launched the “Our Roads, Our Responsibility” initiative. The idea behind it is to raise public awareness about how drivers can safely share road space with commercial vehicles such as buses and semi-trucks.

The campaign looks to inform drivers of non-commercial vehicles about the specific dangers of driving unsafely while near buses and trucks. For example, these large vehicles need twice as much stop distance as a passenger car. With this in mind, the campaign highlights the responsibility that all road users must share the road safely. Read the rest of this entry »

The beautiful brown Przewalski’s horse is an endangered subspecies that once lived in Mongolia and China. The horse, that’s also known as the Asian wild horse, has never been domesticated by man, and is a distant cousin of the domestic horse. Interestingly, the Przewalski has two chromosomes more than the domestic horse.

Throughout the ‘60s, competition with livestock, habitat loss, and over hunting made the Przewalski extinct in the wild, and after years of being raised in captivity, the horses were then reintroduced into the wild in areas of Mongolia. Today, there are around 500 of these wild horses living on a permanent or semi-permanent basis in Mongolia. Read the rest of this entry »

You may believe that the vehicles in your fleet are most likely to be put out of service for an unexpected complication found by inspectors from the Department of Transportation (DOT). However, according to Overdrive, ten percent of violations that put vehicles out of service result from tire issues.

With the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) enforcement program inflicting penalties on the safety rankings of carriers for all violations, it’s imperative to stay on top of tire safety and maintenance for your fleet. Read the rest of this entry »