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CVSA Brake Safety Week 2026 begins August 23 with inspectors focusing on brake drums and rotors. Learn what commercial drivers can expect during this year's roadside inspection campaign.

July 7, 2026

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Preparing for CVSA Brake Safety Week 2026

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Brake Safety Week returns August 23 through August 29, 2026, with inspectors across the United States, Canada, and ...

Cargo theft is becoming more organized and more sophisticated. Learn practical strategies professional truck drivers can use to reduce risk, protect high-value freight, and stay one step ahead of cargo thieves.

July 6, 2026

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Cargo Theft Prevention Strategies Every Truck Driver Should Know

Cargo thieves are becoming more organized, more patient, and more selective. They’re no longer relying solely on cutting trailer seals in the middle of ...

Learn how truck drivers can prepare for a road evaluation and what hiring managers, trainers, and safety personnel often notice during the process.

June 18, 2026

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How Truck Drivers Can Prepare for a Road Evaluation

A lot of drivers walk into a road evaluation thinking the goal is to avoid mistakes. That sounds reasonable until you consider what the ...

PrePass Safety Alliance and HAAS Alert are integrating emergency vehicle, roadside incident, and work zone notifications into the PrePass Safety Alerts platform for commercial drivers.

June 16, 2026

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PrePass Adds Emergency and Work Zone Alerts Through HAAS Alert Partnership

A new partnership between PrePass Safety Alliance and HAAS Alert will expand the types of roadway notifications available to commercial drivers using the PrePass ...

CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver Week returns July 12-18 with increased enforcement targeting reckless and unsafe driving behavior.

May 18, 2026

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CVSA Safe Driving Enforcement Campaign Returns in July to Target Reckless Driving

Truck drivers traveling during the middle of July may notice more patrol vehicles, traffic stops, and enforcement activity as the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance ...

A closer look at ice road trucking in Alaska, including driver pay, safety practices, and daily conditions on frozen routes. Learn how these jobs work and where to find openings.

April 7, 2026

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Ice Road Truckers Salary and Safety: What It’s Really Like Driving Alaska’s Frozen Highways

Alaska’s ice roads are not television drama. They are real winter routes that keep remote communities and industrial sites supplied when no other overland ...

The Lytx 2026 Road Safety Report reveals rising minor collisions, reduced severe crashes, and critical safety trends impacting truck drivers and fleet operations.

March 31, 2026

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Lytx 2026 Road Safety Report Highlights Where Risks Are Rising and Where Progress Is Real

The latest data from Lytx is putting numbers behind what many drivers have been seeing on the road. After years of volatility, some safety ...

Learn how truck drivers in the Gulf Coast can stay safe and legal during coastal storms and flooding with route planning, weather checks, and defensive driving strategies.

March 27, 2026

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How truckers in the Gulf Coast can handle coastal storms and flooded routes

Coastal storms along the Gulf Coast are part of the job for a lot of truckers, but they are not just another rainy day. ...

FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs highlights challenges in the CDL training provider registry, stressing the need for proper driver training, professional standards, and removing bad actors from the system.

March 19, 2026

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FMCSA’s Barrs Eyes Major Updates to CDL Training Provider Registry

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is considering major updates to improve CDL training standards across the trucking industry. Administrator Derek Barrs spoke about ...

Mack Trucks brings its Protect safety system to MD Series medium-duty trucks, offering radar, cameras, and collision-avoidance technology. Drivers benefit from forward- and side-looking pedestrian detection, lane departure alerts, adaptive cruise control, and blind-spot support for safer highway and city driving.

March 18, 2026

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Mack Trucks Brings Protect Safety System to MD Series for Medium-Duty Drivers

Mack Trucks is now offering its Protect safety system to MD Series trucks, extending the same collision-avoidance technology first introduced on the heavy-duty Pioneer ...