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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeAugust 11, 2025

Smart Post-Crash Actions to Protect Your Trucking Fleet

Even the safest trucking fleets still have crashes. What happens in the first few minutes after the crash — from driver behavior to documentation and claims — can shape your fleet's legal, financial, and reputational future.

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Newsby Jack RobertsJanuary 26, 2024

Hazard Lights Move into the Modern Era

Emergency Safety Solutions is updating flashing hazard lights on disabled vehicles in some truly remarkable ways.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeDecember 1, 2023

When Towing Companies Prey on Truckers

After trucking companies had to fork over thousands of dollars to get their trucks that had been towed off by a Memphis towing company, their complaints resulted in the company getting its permit suspended. A new study on predatory towing practices shows it's not an isolated case.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 14, 2023

New J.J. Keller Service Trains Motor Carriers to Investigate Accidents

J.J. Keller's new online training teaches fleet managers to better understand federal requirements and post-accident procedures related to a vehicle crash.

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Videosby Jim ParkJanuary 26, 2022

Was Justice Served in the Lakewood Colorado Crash?

Should carriers and brokers be held responsible for putting drivers into situations for which they’re not properly trained? Hear a discussion that attempts to answer this question in this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.

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Articlesby Denise RondiniMarch 2, 2020

Accident Detectives Help Solve Safety Mysteries

Volvo has a team that sifts through clues to find ways to make trucks safer.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsFebruary 10, 2020

4 Things Every Beginning Truck Driver Should Keep in Mind

Being a professional driver means maintaining your focus behind the wheel day in and day out, regardless of what nature -- and other drivers -- throw your way.

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Newsby StaffNovember 1, 2019

Two Drug-fueled Crashes Cause FMCSA to Declare Driver an Imminent Hazard

An Ohio commercial driver was declared an imminent hazard following an on-duty collision that killed two people and an off-duty crash two weeks later, both while driving under the influence.

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Newsby StaffAugust 12, 2019

CVSA Wants Congress to Fund New Truck Crash Causation Study

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has urged Congress to fund a new commercial vehicle crash causation study to be conducted by the FMCSA, updating the last study that was conducted in 2001.

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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2019

FMCSA Proposes Permanent Crash Preventability Determination Program

The FMCSA has proposed making its crash preventability determination program permanent and has opened up the proposal to public comment for 60 days.

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