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Ensuring Drug and Alcohol Compliance is crucial for motor carriers! 🚛 It keeps your drivers safe and helps you avoid hefty FMCSA fines. Remember, all CMVs over 26,001 lbs must enroll in a random testing program and follow the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse rules. Stay informed and keep your operations running smoothly. #Compliance #SafetyFirst #DrugAndAlcoholPolicy

🇨🇦🇺🇸 🇲🇽 👮‍♀️🫵🏻 Are you ready for CVSA’s Brake Safety Week ?👮‍♀️The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has announced Aug. 25-31 as the dates for this year’s Brake Safety Week. Brake Safety Week is a commercial motor vehicle and driver inspection and regulatory compliance enforcement initiative, a brake-safety awareness and outreach opportunity, and a brake-related inspection and violation data-collection project. Inspection and Enforcement CVSA-certified inspectors will conduct routine commercial motor vehicle inspections throughout the week, focusing on brake systems and components. Commercial motor vehicles found to have brake-related out-of-service violations will be removed from roadways until those violations are corrected. For this year’s Brake Safety Week, inspectors will focus on the condition of brake linings and pads. Brake lining and pad issues may result in vehicle violations and could affect a motor carrier’s safety rating. In addition, some 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇸👮‍♀️jurisdictions have performance-based brake testers (PBBT) and will be using them during Brake Safety Week. A PBBT is a machine that assesses the braking performance of a vehicle. Awareness and Outreach Educational efforts by inspectors, motor carriers and others in the industry take place during Brake Safety Week and are integral to the success of the campaign. In addition to educational outreach by law enforcement agencies, transportation safety organizations and individual officers, CVSA also aims to help prepare drivers, motor carriers, owner-operators and mechanics for this year’s Brake Safety Week. • View the inspector’s inspection procedure. • Download a checklist that outlines the tools needed to inspect S-cam brakes, what to look for and how to measure pushrod stroke. • Learn about the components of the vehicle that the inspector will check. • Download a flyer with 10 brake lining and pad tips. Brake Safety Week also serves as a reminder to drivers and motor carriers of the importance of a proactive vehicle maintenance program and provides an opportunity for law enforcement to highlight the importance of brake safety. Data Collection Throughout Brake Safety Week, inspectors will capture data about brake inspections and violations and report that data directly to CVSA. In addition to general inspection and violation data, CVSA will also be collecting data about brake linings/pads, the focus area for this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week. PBBT jurisdictions will also submit PBBT-specific data. CVSA will collect and analyze all data submissions and report the results publicly later this year. Why Conduct Brake Safety Week? Brake-related violations comprise the largest percentage of all out-of-service vehicle violations cited during roadside inspections.

Why Forklift Training Should Happen Onsite, Not Offsite 🎯 Imagine this ↓ Your team is learning to operate a forklift in a spotless, spacious classroom. No noise. No obstacles. No real-world pressure. Now imagine them back in your busy warehouse ↑ Narrow aisles. Constant activity. Real stakes. 🔥 Which do you think prepares them better? ↓ I’ll tell you a story I once met a manager who thought his team was ready for anything after a week of classroom training But when they returned to the warehouse, mistakes were made Not because they didn’t know what to do But because they hadn’t practised in the environment they’d be working in every day ↳ That’s when he realised something important ↓ Training should mirror reality In-house. Onsite. In the thick of it 💡 When your team trains in their actual workspace, something amazing happens They don’t just learn They adapt The racks they’ll use every day, the machines they’ll navigate around, the pace they’ll keep that’s where true confidence is built 💥 The result? Less downtime More efficiency And a team that’s truly ready for the job 🚀 Here’s what I want you to think about ↓ When it comes to forklift training, where do you want your team to learn? In a classroom that’s miles away from reality? Or in the environment where they’ll actually be working? 👊 Let’s have a chat ↳ Have you seen the difference in performance when training is done onsite? I’d love to hear your experience Drop a comment below and let’s start a conversation And if this made you think differently about training, give it a share ♻️ and follow me Jonathan Holberry 🚀🤔for more insights 🔗 Your team’s success starts where the real work happens #warehousing #transport #onsitetraining #business

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To stay compliant with shift regulations set by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), truck drivers are required to fill out hours-of-service logs. These records tell the FMCSA how long a driver has been on the road, how long they've been resting, and whether they've been off the clock. However, these records aren't checked all of the time, which means they're not always accurate. Here's a brief overview of how these logs work. Read More: https://lnkd.in/gS4t__Q9

FMCSA considering roadside data in safety ratings? Truckers say this doesn't paint an accurate picture of their safety record. They also criticize the Crash Preventability Determination Program. Learn more in this Overdrive Radio episode.

Class A CDL Exam So let’s fast forward about a month or so from now. You’ve already made the decision to invest in your own future by becoming a professional truck driver. You’ve chosen a quality CDL training school and have put in the work necessary to earn your Class A CDL license. Now, the only thing that stands in your way is the CDL exam. If you’ve followed these steps, chosen the right driver training program, and paid attention to your trainers, the CDL exam shouldn’t be scary. It’s your moment to shine. You should be looking forward to it because it could be the turning point where you accomplish your goal and achieve a whole new life and career in the exciting, in-demand Professional Trucking Industry!