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MAD Magazine came out in 1952 and, for the next 57 years, successfully lampooned just about everyone and everything in the world. The magazine’s carto...
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MAD Magazine came out in 1952 and, for the next 57 years, successfully lampooned just about everyone and everything in the world. The magazine’s carto...
No one in trucking looks forward to a DOT audit. An auditor can cause a great deal of stress with the power to slap your company with costly fines. Mo...
Brian Fielkow presented his seven principles of safety that he has implemented at JetCo Delivery over the last 10 years to achieve a world-class safet...
AvatarFleet proudly sponsored the Ohio Trucking Association 2015 Driver of the Year, hoping to shine a bigger spot light on Ohio's best professional d...
Embed Safety Everyone agrees that focusing on safety has to be part of a good onboarding or orientation program. But the best ways to incorporate safe...
Humanize Paperwork This is the third installment in a series on improving orientation for new drivers. (See Part 1 and Part 2) Getting new drivers sta...
Imagine a baseball team that has played 33 games, has 167 hits, 43 errors, 121 walks and a team ERA of 3.65.
Think People, Not Process Last week we provided ideas how good driver orientation and on-boarding integrates the new driver into your company. It sets...
Here at AvatarFleet, we’ve often wondered how Uber and Lyft were allowed to come into existence. We’re not quite sure how they have thus far escaped t...
Would you drive a truck for your fleet?
Like most kids growing up in the sixties, I read the newspaper funnies every night with my dad after he was done with the sports section. In those day...
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, has named AvatarFleet partner Benesch Law the top law firm in transportation law.
When you treat drivers well, they will appreciate it and be more likely to stay and do a good job. When you don’t, it’s a source of turnover.
In these days of driver shortage, retaining drivers is extremely important.
Recently, Mark G Gardner, founder of AvatarFleet provided an educational seminar at the Ohio Trucking Association’s Annual Convention to help the owne...
The Truck Safety Coalition is arguing against the current transportation bill that would eliminate an ancient old rule that has been outdated for deca...
Truck Driving Would be a Great Job if You Got Paid Fleet Owner
What an incredible article in Wired Magazine on the right way to build a successful team. https://www.wired.com/2015/04/hire-like-google/
I spent the past few days in Orlando at the annual Truckload Carriers Association conference. I attended some very informative workshops, known as Tru...
Once again, there’s an exhaustive article in this month’s edition of Heavy Duty Trucking discussing CSA compliance. It provides lots of experts commen...
Once again, we see the trucking industry, through its chief lobbyist, the American Trucking Associations (ATA), attempt to influence the federal gover...
Fleet Owner
HireRight® is hosting a free webinar on this important topic on November 12th and we’re excited to be part of it. By all indications, we’re going to s...
A talented safety professional and friend of mine, David Guess, posted an article on this month’s NATMI newsletter. He’s a smart guy, good writer, Ex...
What Changes are on the Horizon? Find out the latest regulatory changes being discussed in Washington D.C. that have a huge impact on the trucking in...
Two Steps to Protect Your Company From Negligent Hiring and Retention Claims
SOMEONE GETS IT! Safety begins and ends with leadership.
Common sense might just be another term for regulations. Instead, the transportation industry could prevent tragedies by reducing or eliminating risk...
CVSA Roadcheck Inspection Blitz Blues? Handy Hints From Your Friends At AvatarFleet
The Ohio Trucking Association recently honored the best drivers in Ohio. Lew Eaton, from Ross Transportation, was named Driver of the Year. He has t...
What does the new National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners mean to you and your drivers? Are you prepared for the launch of FMCSA’s new Nation...
Swift Transportation has agreed to pay $4.4 million to settle a federal driver class action lawsuit over claims it failed to inform prospective driver...
It’s All About the Driver Bestway Express President and CEO, Shepard Dunn, who is also the current Truckload Carrier’s Association Chairman is a smart...
April Is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Last week, I celebrated my 24th anniversary of surviving a near fatal head on collision. I suppose I could feel sorry for myself, but instead, I trea...
In a survey of transportation companies, HireRight, who has a strategic relationship with AvatarFleet, sought best practices as it relates to backgrou...
This blog post was updated on June 17, 2021.
By now, you've trashed your NCAA tournament bracket. And, your dreams of winning one billion Dollars of Warren Buffet’s money are toast. Millions of...
Our friend and partner, HireRight, has some excellent learning content scheduled for next week! Their webinar on April 9 will highlight details of da...
In partnership with Benesch, Attorneys At Law, we recently presented, “How to Stay Legal & Avoid Risky Drivers,” at the National Truckload Carrier...
Finding good CDL drivers is very tricky. Keeping them is even trickier.
Every day more and more driver monitoring devices hit the market. All with the promise of helping you get better results.
Avatar is spanning the globe to make the world a better place through safe driving.
Recently there’s been a rash of articles about big rig drivers and the poor state of driver health. In addition to the physical toll on drivers, these...
Some carriers have policies that ban any applicant, including drivers, with a criminal background. Based on EEOC guidance, this can create serious leg...
AvatarFleet and HireRight team up to improve hiring quality and driver retention for the transportation industry. Press Release AvatarFleet has a new...
There is a push for Ontario government to introduce mandatory entry level training for commercial truck drivers. The Ontario Trucking Association, ins...
"Numbers make the world go round...if they're the right numbers, CSA"
Part of the mountain of toys donated to Summit County Children's Services at Santafest.
Highway safety is improving-- or is it?
Recently, the EEOC provided enforcement guidance regarding policies on hiring convicted felons. This narrows employers’ abilities to use criminal bac...
This month, CRST announced that in addition to its biggest increase in driver pay ever, it’s also spending $25 million to train drivers. That’s a hug...
Do you build a high performing team through superior selection or excellent OTR training? Remember the old proverb: you can teach a squirrel to fly bu...
Scores of news stories this week, including this compilation in the Huffington Post, remind us that five years ago, the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers ...
Preventing turnover of drivers is a hot topic again. Then again, it’s been plaguing the industry for decades. Logic dictates that a driver saved is o...
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, the folks that bring Operation Roadcheck to you every June, is sponsoring the North America-wide Brake Inspect...
Professional Safe Driver Course
What can you learn about driver selection and CSA from fantasy football?