Category: Training

CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver Week is Underway

CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver Week is Underway

| July 11, 2023

Officers, troopers and inspectors throughout North America will take to roadways with keen attention to passenger vehicle drivers and commercial motor vehicle drivers who are driving unsafely Today is the first day of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) weeklong driver safety traffic-enforcement initiative, Operation Safe Driver Week. Officers, troopers and inspectors throughout North America […]

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Women Comprise 12.1 Percent of Commercial Driver Workforce

Women Comprise 12.1 Percent of Commercial Driver Workforce

| July 11, 2023

In addition, the 2023 WIT Index found an average of 43.5% of overall dispatchers are women According to new data from the WIT Index, which was just released by the Women In Trucking Association (WIT), an average 12.1% of overall professional drivers who hold commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) and drive heavy-duty trucks are female. Women […]

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ATA’s Law Enforcement Advisory Board Lends Support for Safe Driving Push

ATA’s Law Enforcement Advisory Board Lends Support for Safe Driving Push

| July 10, 2023

CVSA announced July 9-15 as this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week In advance of Operation Safe Driver Week, a public safety initiative spearheaded by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, the American Trucking Associations’ Law Enforcement Advisory Board is encouraging all drivers to engage in safe driving practices and share the road. ATA established the LEAB […]

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How Broker Transparency Builds Trust in the Freight Industry

How Broker Transparency Builds Trust in the Freight Industry

| July 7, 2023

Truckstop Fraud Prevention Friday. Broker transparency creates trust with carriers while increasing respect and boosting productivity on all sides In the transportation business, transparency and excellent communication are key. And broker transparency creates trust with carriers while increasing respect and boosting productivity on all sides.  Improving communication, particularly when it comes to rates and billing, […]

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Elite Professional Drivers Offer Safe Driving Tips Ahead of Independence Day Weekend

Elite Professional Drivers Offer Safe Driving Tips Ahead of Independence Day Weekend

| June 30, 2023

The Share the Road professional drivers extend the following top 10 safety tips, particularly relevant when operating small passenger vehicles near large tractor-trailers With millions of Americans planning to travel for the long Independence Day weekend, the American Trucking Associations’ Share the Road drivers are encouraging motorists to be safe on the nation’s highways. With […]

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FreightVana: Mitigating Fraud Confidently with RMIS

FreightVana: Mitigating Fraud Confidently with RMIS

| June 30, 2023

Truckstop’s Fraud Prevention Friday series provides the freight industry with critical tips and best practices from executives FreightVana, a digital logistics partner powered by technology and built on a foundation of trust and transparency, faces the same challenges all freight brokers face when hiring carriers to cover their loads—streamlining time-consuming tasks like carrier onboarding and compliance. Manual […]

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