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Truck Tips: How to Mark and Measure Brake Adjustment (Video)
Commercial drivers are required by law to ensure that their brakes are in working order and properly adjusted. The mark and measure method is considered the only reliable means of measuring braking distance. This is how road inspectors measure brake adjustment. (We'll show alternative methods later in this video.) We're going to measure the pushrod travel on a trailer brake,…
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10 Tips to Backup Trailers Like a Pro
As much as truckers focus on the road ahead, a lot of damage is caused when trucks collide with things sitting behind their trailers. Tom Boehler, Erb Group's senior director of safety and compliance, offers several tips that can help eliminate prop accidents. 1. Go outside and look The process…
5 Steps to Avoid Slips, Trips and Falls in a Fleet Yard
More than 42,000 Canadian workers are injured annually in falls, and 67% of these are related to slips and trips on the same level. As alarming as these statistics from the Canadian Center for Occupational Safety and Health may seem, the gains are being seen. This year, the Nova Scotia…
10 tips for fighting and preventing truck fires
The only combustion socket in a truck would be within the confines of an engine cylinder. But truck fires continue to be a common occurrence — and not just after collisions. Department Director Phil Bott of the Fire and Emergency Services Training Institute (FESTI), a private career college serving corporate…
7 tips for choosing the right fleet of trucks to work with
Whether you're a company driver or an owner-operator, choosing the right carrier to work with will go a long way in determining your future success. And in an industry as diverse as trucking, there's no shortage of options to choose from. Clouding the selection process are a myriad of pay…
8 ways truck drivers can strengthen family relationships
Longhaul truck drivers have to work hard to maintain family relationships due to the nature of their job. They can spend long hours and sometimes days or weeks on the road before grabbing a few hours at home, only to quickly return to work. Clinical therapist Shankari Sharma, at the…
5 (more) ways to reduce a fleet’s carbon footprint
Trucking fleets continue to make environmentally friendly investments, particularly when it comes to adopting fuel-efficient vehicles. But there are other steps businesses can take to reduce their carbon footprints – protecting the planet, reducing costs and enhancing reputation with customers and employees. Here are six actions that some functions may…