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Before your drivers hit the road, be sure they take another look at your pre-trip safety checklist.

January 2023 Newsletter: Once is Never Enough, Twice is the Start of a Pattern

Laser-Focused At the start of a new year, you likely review safety protocols with your fleet drivers. This process might include taking another look at your pre-trip checklist and how you collect inspection reports. Compare yours to this free sample checklist from CloudTrucks. What do you think? Does it measure up? Then, make plans to […]

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E-learning is one of the best wasy to connect with employees. Here, a user is launching an online course.

December 2022 Safety Coach: Holiday Happiness, Not Heartache

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Safety Coach12 Minutes to Discovery In the final days of December, many of your employees will attend workplace events and family gatherings where drinks will be served. Share this simple reminder: Have fun, be safe. Take this opportunity to review how impairment from alcohol and other drugs can affect performance on the job and behind

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Santa gets caught up in the hustle-and-bustle. Be sure you enjoy all the season has to offer without incident.

Seize the Day, Save the Season

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Many crashes occur during the holiday season, when the roads are particularly crowded with travelers. We shop for those perfect gifts, set out to see relatives and drive to and from festive events. There is so much to do, and we can lose our focus. Recently, while out shopping, I experienced this very thing. Someone

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Older drivers are becoming more commonplace. Learn to recognize signs that can put older drivers at risk.

December 2022 Newsletter: Unwrap These Safety Gifts

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Tips to Support Older Drivers Many of your employees drive almost every day, whether as a regular part of their job, to commute to work or run errands around town. Have you examined how you support drivers 55 and older through your safety training program? The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 41 million people 55

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An older worker is pictured here operating a heavy piece of machinery. Learn how to help your coworkers and family members safe behind the wheel, no matter their age.

Never Too Old to Prioritize Safety

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In two years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects there will be 41 million people 55 and older working in the U.S. Another 13 million workers will be 65 and older. Supporting workers at every stage of life is essential. But how can we best-support drivers who are 55 or older? Older drivers tend to

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Here is an areal view of heavy traffic in Houston. The roads are crowded during the holidays. Learn the reasons some give for not buckling up in the back seat.

November 2022 Safety Coach: Feast on Two Helpings of Safety

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Safety CoachBuckle Up for Holiday Travel In the coming days, millions of Americans will jam roads and airports during the long Thanksgiving weekend. Some will hop in the back seat of a ride-share vehicle on their way to or from the airport. Will they buckle up? What reason do people give for not buckling up

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A little girl stands on top of some heavy books and stretches for the skies. She is dressed in a superhero costume. Provide education and training around fatigue, and you can be the safety superhero at your location.

Rise Up to Keep Your Team Safe

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When we fall back one hour on Sunday, Nov. 6, let’s also leap forward to keep each other safe at work and behind the wheel. The end of daylight saving time is the beginning of a period of increased darkness during morning and evening commutes. Visibility is reduced, depth perception and peripheral vision is compromised,

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A turkey riding in a shopping cart? Sure! So, why not gobble up impairment safety tips?

November 2022 Newsletter: Gobble Up Impairment Tips

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Stand Tall Whether your coworkers are playing host to a big gathering this Thanksgiving or traveling to visit friends and relatives, you can help keep them safe by building and maintaining a culture of safety in the workplace. Safety learned on the job is carried home. Traditionally, the Thanksgiving holiday weekend is one of the

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You may not actually be able to hold the world in the palm of your hands, but you can make a world of difference by promoting traffic safety.

October 2022 Safety Coach: Step-by-Step, Rep-by-Rep, Here’s How You Impact Driver Behavior

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Safety CoachWorld of Difference During the first quarter of this year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates 1,063 people died in crashes in Texas, an increase of 4.8% over 2021. That’s scary, particularly as we inch closer to the Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday driving periods when alcohol-impaired crashes typically spike. Looking across the

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Never Too Old to Prioritize Safety

Rise Up to Keep Your Team Safe

November 2022 Newsletter: Gobble Up Impairment Tips

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