5 Tips For Getting Bus Drivers to Engage in Safety Training
You’re sick of dealing with accidents, cost of loss, inefficiencies in operation, passenger complaints, and your operators getting hurt. So, you imple...
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You’re sick of dealing with accidents, cost of loss, inefficiencies in operation, passenger complaints, and your operators getting hurt. So, you imple...
If you’re a busing operation in need of safety training, you might be wondering where to begin. Do you make your own? Do you go for the cheapest optio...
Training your bus operators costs you thousands of dollars per trainee. You probably want to know if what you’re doing is worthwhile.
You’re probably reading this because you’re tired of planning bus operator training.
Managing your trucking company is complicated and stressful - no matter the size of your operation. You have to recruit new drivers, ensure your compl...
Many transportation companies can greatly benefit from an off-the-shelf or “plug-and-play” CDL driver training program. Programs like our Bus Safety C...
When done well, training your CDL A truck drivers results in reduced accidents, a more efficient operation, lower cost of loss, and saved lives.
OSHA violations cost light-duty fleets hundreds of thousands of dollars every year. Worse yet, these violations lead to accidents, injuries, and even ...
Training CDL drivers often comes with wasted time, big budgets, and mixed results. Of course, not providing adequate training is an even worse option....
Entry-Level Driver Training is necessary for every new bus operator you train to qualify for their CDL. ELDT went into effect in February of 2022. Thi...
Your bus or motorcoach company can reduce accidents and save money when you create a workplace culture focused on safety.
If you own a fleet of transit buses or motorcoaches, you’re legally obligated to train them. However, that is NOT the main reason to train your bus op...
The gift a freight recession gives you is the opportunity to be pickier with drivers.
It depends on who you ask, but most folks throughout the industry say it costs $5,000 to hire one professional driver. Other clients say it’s north of...
Driver Recruiters: you've been lied to.
An effective driver training program will drastically reduce your accidents and injuries. In fact, your driver training program should save you more m...
If you’re a trucking company in America, you’re likely suffering from the driver problem. Driver turnover/churn is almost 90%. Worse yet, the trucking...
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Are you struggling to fill empty seats with the right drivers? Like you, we used to wonder where all the good drivers are hiding. Your driver problem ...
We’re over a month into 2023, so it’s time to take the pulse of the trucking industry. Unfortunately, it appears that the industry’s crystal ball is f...
When people find out about the success we've had recruiting drivers, they always ask “where are the best places to advertise for truck drivers?” Unfor...
The FMCSA is making changes to 49 CFR 391.23 which outlines the requirements for Previous Employer Verifications.
The truck driver shortage isn’t getting any easier to solve. With experienced drivers retiring and fewer young people entering the profession, truckin...
The trucking industry is facing an existential crisis. Companies have freight collecting dust. They have empty seats they can’t fill. And they have ju...
Accidents are costing your municipal fleet time and money. Worse yet, they’re common.
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Pest control fleet drivers are at risk for injury and illness from workplace hazards, chemicals, and sprays. The good news is, these risks are top of ...
In the first week of operation, the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse identified nearly 8,000 substance abuse violations in professional drivers. T...
Your light-duty vehicle drivers are at risk of serious accidents and injuries due to OSHA violations. This also means that your company is at risk.
If you’ve read our articles before, you’ve heard this one many times: there’s no silver bullet to solving your driver problem. You struggle to find, r...
Excel spreadsheets, downloadable PDFs, and website form captures aren’t the industry standard anymore. These processes are cumbersome, take a lot of e...
The DOT driver physical is an important part of keeping America’s roads and highways safe. That being said, it can be a hurdle for companies and drive...
If you have delivery drivers, you’re at risk of losing tens of thousands of dollars in cost of loss per year. Perhaps you’re at risk of losing million...
Here’s one of the most popular search terms from motor carriers: how to hire drivers.
As a fleet owner or manager, bloodborne pathogens are likely not high on your list of concerns. That doesn’t mean they don’t present a risk to your dr...
Brake Safety Week runs from August 21st through August 27th. This initiative is put in place by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) with the...
In July 2022, AvatarFleet president Scott Rea discussed recruiting and marketing to truck drivers with Ron Yazzetti from Work4.
Slips, trips, and falls are the most common OSHA injury. This means you need to take action to prevent them for your fleet drivers.
For the most recent episode of Solving the Driver Problem, Scott Rea met with Bluewire’s CEO, Steve Bryan.
In May of 2022, an ODOT vehicle and a dump truck were involved in a serious accident on I-77 that resulted in an explosion. Luckily, no one was killed...
On June 22nd, 2022, AvatarFleet leaders Scott Rea and Mark G. Gardner discussed recruiting, compliance, training, and nuclear verdicts with Bluewire.
This blog was updated on December 15, 2021.
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Your utility workers are at risk for serious accidents and injuries every day. However, their biggest risk doesn’t come from fixing downed lines, clim...
The goal of fleet safety training is to protect employees, reduce accidents, save the company money, and save everyone time and headaches dealing with...
If your company puts people out on the road for work - whether it’s delivering goods, providing services, or visiting job sites - you’re at risk of ma...
Hiring enough drivers to keep up with demand isn’t easy. It feels impossible most days. That’s why it’s all the more frustrating when you’re ready to ...
Tow truck drivers face the risk of accidents and injuries. The fact is, it’s a dangerous job. As the owner/manager of a tow truck company, that risk i...
What are your driver recruitment goals? Whatever they are, they’re tied directly to your success as a business. However, the more important question i...
There are major changes to the Annual Record of Violations Requirement. What does it mean for the transportation industry and companies like you?
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When your construction workers have accidents, it costs you money. You lose out on workers’ compensation, rising insurance costs, lost time, vehicle r...
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Did you know that you may be required to keep driver qualification files for non-CDL drivers?
The audit is a fact of life. The Department of Transportation (DOT) takes its role as federal regulations arbiter very seriously and conducts its nece...
Light-duty fleet truck drivers face the risk of serious accidents and injuries while on the job. The legal and financial risk is transferred to the co...
Accessing motor vehicle reports can be expensive and time-consuming. Worse yet, if you fail to keep up to date with them, defense attorneys will sniff...
The 2022 International Roadcheck is scheduled for May 17th - 19th. This year’s focus will be on wheel-end components. If you want to avoid costly fine...
Accidents are costing you time, money, and resources. Worse yet, they’re hurting your people. The solution, of course, is to invest in a fleet safety ...
How confident are you that your drivers report every violation they have in a timely manner? Any accident that happens between a violation or an expir...
You and your HVAC technicians face immense exposure to risk and cost of loss. Where does the risk come from? On-the-job injuries like strains and spra...
The goal of having driver safety policies is to prevent accidents and injuries while reducing your liability. You likely already have some safety poli...
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When you have an accident, the last thing you need is a plaintiff attorney named The Hammer knocking on your door and sniffing around your Driver Qual...
Accidents cost you money. Worse yet, they get people hurt or even killed. Your best bet is to work to prevent accidents from happening. But what’s you...
Your non-CDL or light-duty drivers face risks out on the road. They face the risk of accidents, injuries, or even fatal collisions. However, the risk ...
Failure to properly secure cargo/loads can result in hefty fines. Worse yet, improper securement can cause serious accidents and injuries. It can even...
You need light-duty vehicle drivers who will avoid accidents, reduce risk, and get the job done without incident. In short, you need safe and reliable...
The biggest fear for most fleets is a massive DOT violation. There’s an issue with your drug & alcohol testing policy, a driver who is out of comp...
Rules, policies, and procedures are not “safety.” Safety and accidents come down to human behaviors. After all, rules won’t always stop your drivers f...
CSA violations are one of many things that can keep a fleet manager up at night. They range from burdensome all the way to crippling. They could even ...
In order to avoid hefty fines and stay in compliance, you need to stay informed on the DOT Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse going into 2022. We’ll help ...
Your non-CDL driver accidents and injuries are costing you money. Worse yet, they result in pain and suffering. If you want to reduce accidents, injur...
Accidents cost non-CDL fleets money, plain and simple. They cost you fines, repairs to vehicles, lost time from employees, and much, much more. Even w...
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Like most people in the trucking industry, the idea of an audit probably makes your skin crawl. However, we’re not talking about the DOT. We’re talkin...
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Creating a world-class safety training program requires your HR and Safety departments to be aligned.
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Traditional safety and driver training happens in the classroom, or behind the wheel, and is led by an instructor. These are both important aspects of...
Moving your non-CDL driver training online saves you time, money, and headaches. Best of all, it’s easier than you might think. You just need one simp...
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If you want meaningful and permanent reductions to your accident numbers, it isn’t enough to just train your new hires. You need to consistently educa...
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Your fleet safety training program should actually be saving you time and money. It doesn’t need to be a burden on your company.
You want to reduce your company’s accidents with your non-CDL drivers, but if you don’t have a goal in mind, you won’t get anywhere. That’s why you ne...
If you want to hire more qualified drivers, your job postings need to stand-out from your competition.
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Are your safety meetings engaging, educational, and productive? Or are they a painful experience for your non-CDL drivers?
The most important part of your drivers’ job is preventing accidents. That means you should do everything you can to reduce accidents and injuries in ...
Being a truck driver isn’t easy.
What’s the cost of fleet accidents for your company? Probably higher than you think.
Your light duty, non-CDL drivers face as much risk behind the wheel as a truck driver.
Your non-CDL light-duty vehicle drivers face tremendous risk out on the road. Other people, road conditions, and weather all create chances for seriou...
Managing fleet safety training across multiple locations can be a cumbersome, costly, and painful process.
You have a powerful driver recruiting and retention resource sitting at your fingertips: your current drivers.
Accidents are a common and costly part of your business. They cost lost-time, a large chunk of your budget, and paid worker’s compensation. Worse yet,...
If your employees drive in order to complete vital job duties, they’re professional drivers. And without the proper training, they’re putting themselv...
According to OSHA, the average car accident will cost a company around $16,500. However, an on-the-job crash that results in an injury can cost nearly...
If you want to get in shape and stay in shape, it’s not enough to spend a week lifting weights and running. You need to keep-up with an exercise routi...
It isn’t enough to train your drivers when you first hire them. They need to be re-trained, re-trained again, and then re-trained some more. And here’...
Traditionally, training takes up a lot of time, money, and resources. You need to gather everyone together, pay a trainer to flip through a powerpoint...
Training your employees in defensive driving today isn’t the same as it was a year ago. What can you do to continue keeping your drivers safe in all t...
Do you trust your new-hires to get behind the wheel? Do you trust them to avoid risk and prevent accidents on the job site? Or, are you holding your b...
One of the best ways to reduce your accident rates is to give your employees essential safety training right from the time of hire. However, it can be...
How can you influence your employees to care about safety as much as you do? What will it take to get your employees to think, breathe, and dream abou...
Do your employees drive in order to fulfill vital job duties? If the answer’s yes, you have professional drivers.
Maybe you’ve just been tasked with quickly developing a safety training program for your organization. Or, in the most unfortunate of circumstances, m...
Just like the rest of the industry, you have empty seats and you need to fill them yesterday. Where do you start?
Do you spend time and energy creating your own in-house driver safety training materials? Or have you outsourced safety training?
If you’re not tech savvy, the transition from paper driver qualification files to electronic storage can feel like a giant leap to make. There’s comfo...
Driving is the riskiest thing your employees do.
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Driving is the riskiest thing your employees do.
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In February of 2020, Avatar Fleet president Scott Rea presented at the 5th annual Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) Conference. Re...
In February of 2020, Avatar Fleet president Scott Rea presented at the 5th annual Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) Conference. Re...
AvatarFleet President Scott Rea recently presented at the Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) 5th Annual Conference. The conference ...
In December of 2019, Avatar Fleet president Scott Rea guest-starred on the podcast Recruit & Retain: Trucking Edition. The episode discussed Avata...
In December of 2019, AvatarFleet President Scott Rea joined podcast host Chad Hendricks on an episode of Recruit & Retain: Trucking Edition. The e...
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