Posts Tagged ‘distracted driving’

Ways to Eliminate Distracted Truck Driving

Friday, November 13th, 2020
Ways to Eliminate Distracted Truck Driving

These precautions and preparations keep the focus on truck driving and less on the unimportant factors.

Of all the ways to practice safe truck driving, keeping one’s focus on the road and away from distractions should be a given. Yet, there will always be things that will try to divert the driver’s attention away from the road. When, not if, these distractions do come up, the driver faces unnecessary obstacles that can get in the way of safe truck driving. However, one can take a few steps before and during truck driving to eliminate as many distractions from the job at hand as possible. These precautions and preparations keep the focus on truck driving and less on the unimportant factors. (more…)

What Qualifies As Distracted Driving?

Friday, December 21st, 2018
 Learn about what qualifies as distracted driving.

Learn about what qualifies as distracted driving.

Distracted driving is any activity that diverts attention from driving, including texting, talking on the phone, eating, dancing to music or playing with the radio- essentially anything that gets in the way of focusing on the road. Distracted driving has caused thousands and accidents and fatalities- and sadly, they were all preventable. Learn more about the dangers of distracted driving and why it’s so crucial to give driving 100% of your attention. (more…)

Distracted Driving Awareness Month Campaigns

Friday, April 6th, 2018
Take the pledge to spread awareness of the dangers of distracted driving this month.

Take the pledge to spread awareness of the dangers of distracted driving this month.

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and we’d like to take this time to share a few of the national campaigns to spread awareness of the dangers of distracted driving. Truck drivers are on the road constantly, and picking up the phone one time while driving can lead to horrible consequences. Take the time this month to spread awareness with truckers and drivers everywhere about the extreme dangers of distracted driving. (more…)

The Dangers Of Distracted Driving

Friday, January 26th, 2018
staying awake

Distracted driving is more than texting, and it’s very dangerous for all drivers- especially truck drivers.

Distracting driving is one of the highest causes of car accidents and is a critical topic for every driver on the road. Truckers are on the road for long periods of time as their career, so they have a huge responsibility to prevent distracted driving and to drive as safely as possible. About 70 percent of drivers have admitted to distracted driving, as cell phone use has become an extreme issue among drivers. (more…)

Distracted Driving is Trucking’s Worst Enemy

Thursday, March 2nd, 2017
Distracted Driving is a trucker's worst enemy.

When on the road, distractions while driving can come from anywhere.

There are more vehicles on the road than ever before — and more evolving vehicle technology than drivers have ever had at their fingertips. But those devices and onboard features that are meant to provide convenience can easily lead to trucking’s worst enemy: distracted driving. (more…)

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Tuesday, April 19th, 2016
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Distracted driving is avoidable. Always!

We want you to live. We really, really want you to live. To that end, we are getting out the word that April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and, as we do throughout the other 11 months, we want to help you ensure your focus is on safety. With new technology being released at breakneck speed over the last several years, it can seem harder than ever to concentrate. Unfortunately, distracted driving is causing thousands and thousands of deaths through car accidents each year. Here’s what you need to know to help spread awareness. (more…)