Concerns about the safety of commercial tires have resulted in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issuing notifications to the transport industry to increase awareness of tire safety issues. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) Office of Defects Investigations (ODI), increased tire failures on commercial trucks are as a result of […]

As an owner or manager of a hazardous waste company you have a little more oversight from the government to deal with than the average fleet. You also face greater dangers and bigger risks than other types of businesses that deal with over-the-road shipments and transports. For these reasons, and so many more, GPS fleet […]

In August 2016, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) launched the “Our Roads, Our Responsibility” initiative. The idea behind it is to raise public awareness about how drivers can safely share road space with commercial vehicles such as buses and semi-trucks. The campaign looks to inform drivers of non-commercial vehicles […]

The beautiful brown Przewalski’s horse is an endangered subspecies that once lived in Mongolia and China. The horse, that’s also known as the Asian wild horse, has never been domesticated by man, and is a distant cousin of the domestic horse. Interestingly, the Przewalski has two chromosomes more than the domestic horse. Throughout the ‘60s, […]

You may believe that the vehicles in your fleet are most likely to be put out of service for an unexpected complication found by inspectors from the Department of Transportation (DOT). However, according to Overdrive, ten percent of violations that put vehicles out of service result from tire issues. With the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) […]