Brake Safety Week CVSA

by TruckingOffice | Aug 19, 2024 | CVSA, Trucking Software

We know there are drivers who conveniently take their summer vacation whenever the CVSA Safety Check is scheduled. This month, we have the CVSA Brake Safety Week inspections scheduled for August 25-31. Brake Safety is Highway Safety TruckingOffice trucking management...

How to Get Your Own Trucking Authority

by TruckingOffice | Aug 12, 2024 | CVSA, DOT Rules and Regulations, Trucking Authority, Trucking Management

Getting your own trucking authority gives you the opportunity to schedule your own loads and to negotiate your own rates. As an owner-operator trucker, leasing on to a large carrier company has benefits, but holding your own authority will provide you with...

DOT Compliance: Brake Maintenance

by TruckingOffice | Sep 16, 2019 | CVSA, Maintenance, Trucking Software

It’s CVSA Brake Safety Week. Starting on September 15 through Sept 21, inspectors will be looking at truck brakes as part of the ongoing attempt to get unsafe trucks off the road. DOT compliance – isn’t that just another way to say “we’re...

Truck Maintenance SWOT

by TruckingOffice | May 13, 2019 | CVSA, Maintenance, Organization, Trucking Management Software, Trucking Software

When trying to maintain your truck, it’s important to prioritize your truck maintenance tasks. What’s the most important? What can wait? To make these decisions, a SWOT analysis can help. SWOT Analysis You may have heard of SWOT analysis for businesses....

Maintenance Management for Owner Operators

by TruckingOffice | May 6, 2019 | CVSA, Maintenance, Trucking Software

CVSA Inspections will focus on steering and suspension this year – only a month from now on June 4-6. We think that probably puts maintenance management high on your priority list in the next 4 weeks. Maintenance Management Are you taking the week of the CVSA...

CVSA Doesn’t Bother Smart Truckers

by TruckingOffice | Jun 4, 2018 | CVSA, Trucking Software

The annual CVSA Roadcheck is early this year – May 17-19, 2022.  Are you taking the week off? Shippers Remember A quick conversation recently showed me that one of the largest companies in northeastern USA is aware of truckers who take this week off.  “We...

CVSA RoadCheck Blitz Scheduled for June 5-7

by TruckingOffice | May 14, 2018 | CVSA

Just a few weeks away and the CVSA Roadcheck Blitz will be interrupting your time on the road.  Nobody’s very excited about that. What’s this year’s focus?  Hours of service regulations. That means your ELD had better be working perfectly and your...

Truck Maintenance for the Winter

by TruckingOffice | Nov 16, 2017 | CVSA, Maintenance, Safety

An ounce of prevention is worth far more than a pound of cure.  Especially in the winter when we’re talking truck maintenance. Those emergencies on the road can destroy any profit from a load.  We can’t predict when a part is going to fail.  Debris on the...

Trucking Industry News: IFTA Suspended in Some States

by TruckingOffice | Oct 23, 2017 | CVSA, ELD, Electronic Logging Device, IFTA, Safety

Trucking is an ever-changing industry.  It’s important to stay abreast of the latest news. But doing so is easier said than done. With hours-of-service requirements to meet and so many days on the road, the last thing you want is to spend your free time reading the...

CVSA RoadCheck Blitz

by TruckingOffice | May 22, 2017 | CVSA, ELD, Maintenance, MATS, Owner Operator, Safety

CVSA Roadcheck Blitz Saves Me Money I don’t want to have to worry in June about the CVSA Roadcheck Blitz.  I don’t want to have to take days off the road because I’m afraid of an inspection. You shouldn’t have to,  either. That’s the...

CVSA Roadcheck Is Next Month: Are You Ready?

by Allen Campbell | May 10, 2017 | CVSA

CVSA’s 2017 International Roadcheck Enforcement Event to Take Place June 6-8 with Special Emphasis on Cargo...

Avoid Repairs with Maintenance Software for Truck Drivers

by TruckingOffice | Nov 3, 2016 | CVSA, Maintenance, Safety, Trucking Management

You know that keeping your equipment in top shape is vital for both your business’s health and the safety of everyone who uses the nation’s highway system.That’s why getting ready for winter isn’t just an “oh, I’ll get around to it” task....

4 Ways Freight Management Software Boosts Your Business

by TruckingOffice | Jun 13, 2016 | CVSA, IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Reports, Trucking Management, Trucking Software Training

How do you determine which freight management software is the best for you? It’s not a choice you want to make without due consideration.  Who wants to buy multiple software packages?  Who’s got the money or the time to learn different programs?...

Beat the CVSA 2016 Roadcheck Blitz

by Allen Campbell | May 23, 2016 | CVSA, Maintenance, MATS, Owner Operator, Safety

Every year, there will be truckers who take a vacation for a few days in June… exactly the same days as the CVSA Roadcheck Blitz.   What are they afraid of? Nobody likes this kind of thing.  It’s a long, boring, aggravating wait for some pencil pusher who...

Fleet Maintenance Management

by Allen Campbell | May 5, 2016 | CVSA, ELD, IFTA, Invoice, Maintenance, Reports, Trucking Management, Trucking Software Training

Paul wants to keep on top of his small fleet’s truck maintenance.  His boss came down last week with a half dozen unexpected emergency bills that she thought should have been avoided. He wouldn’t argue with that.  But managing a fleet of nineteen trucks...

The Road Check Is Coming

by Allen Campbell | Jun 3, 2014 | CVSA, ELD, Safety

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has scheduled its annual Roadcheck on June 3 to June 5.  Nearly 10,000 inspectors will spread out from Alaska to Mexico to examine trucks at 1,500 locations. The purpose of these inspections is to check on compliance to the...