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Roadcheck 2026 Results: What 10,000 Grounded Trucks Reveal About Your Fleet’s Risk
During this year's three-day International Roadcheck, certified inspectors conducted 54,575 roadside inspections across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico — and sidelined 10,350 commercial motor vehicles and 3,184 drivers for safety violations serious enough to warrant an...
Brake Safety Isn’t a One-Week Event: What Fleet Managers Should Take from CVSA’s Brake Safety Week
Brake Safety Week Ends August 29. Brake Safety Doesn't. Every year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's Brake Safety Week puts a spotlight on one of the most consistent causes of commercial vehicle out-of-service violations: brakes. For seven days, inspectors...
Pre-Trip Inspection Checklist: Your First Safety Decision
Your First Safety Decision Happens Before You Turn the Key Why Vehicle Inspections and Pre-Trip Inspections Matter Every safe trip begins long before a vehicle leaves the parking lot. Whether you're driving your personal vehicle to work or operating an 80,000-pound...
Near Misses & Defensive Driving: Lessons to Prevent the Next Crash
Every driver has experienced one. A vehicle suddenly changes lanes without signaling. A driver runs a red light ahead of you. You round a curve and find stopped traffic where you didn't expect it. You brake hard, your heart races, and you think: "That was close."...
Fleet Safety Training ROI: What It Really Saves
The ROI of Fleet Safety Training: What Your Fleet Actually Saves The math is simple, even if most fleets never run it: the average non-fatal work-related crash costs a company roughly $75,000, and a fatal crash can exceed $750,000 while a comprehensive corporate...
Operation Safe Driver Week 2026: Building Safer Drivers Through Better Decisions
Operation Safe Driver Week runs July 12–18, 2026, and for one week, law enforcement agencies across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico put a spotlight on something that's true every other week of the year too: driver behavior, not vehicle condition, causes most crashes....
Fourth of July Driving Safety: How to Survive the 100 Deadliest Days
The Fourth of July is one of the most dangerous days on American roads. Between 2020 and 2024, 2,719 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes during the Independence Day holiday period — and in 2024 alone, 579 lives were lost. Safe driving during holiday weekends...
The Four-Second Rule: Safe Following Distance Explained
Safe following distance is one of the most effective — and most ignored — crash prevention tools available to every driver. The standard recommendation is **at least four seconds of following distance** between your vehicle and the one ahead, measured using a fixed...
The Parking Lot Trap: The Distracted Driving Danger Nobody Talks About
Distracted driving kills over 3,000 people in the United States every year. Everyone knows the obvious culprits — texting at highway speed, eating behind the wheel, a passenger demanding your attention. But there is a form of distracted driving hiding in plain sight,...
The 2026 Summer Road Trip Guide: How to Save Money and Stay Safe on Ohio’s Roads
3 Things Every Ohio Driver Needs to Know This Summer: Properly inflated tires can improve your fuel economy by up to 3%—critical when gas on the Ohio Turnpike averages above the national rate. The "100 Deadliest Days" for teen drivers runs Memorial Day through Labor...