SambaSafety Blog
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DOT Steps in with New Strategy Following Alarming Driver Safety Statistics
Throughout the past few decades, car crash fatalities were on a decline in the United States. Much of this was due to a greater focus on safety in...
Read MoreELDT is Here!
Now that the new ELDT regulations have taken effect this past year, there’s now an established national standard in place for obtaining a CDL. ELDT...
Read MoreUsing Driver Safety Trends to Improve Your Safety Culture in 2022
There’s been a troubling increase in traffic-related deaths across the country over the past two years. In SambaSafety’s home state of Colorado,...
Read MoreAdding CDL Hazmat Endorsement Training to Your ELDT Program
The new ELDT rules went into effect in early February, but you’d be forgiven for overlooking that the new Hazmat endorsement rules are here too....
Read MoreWinter Blunderland: Crash Stats Reveal Keys to Incident Prevention
Even though drivers log 20% fewer miles in winter compared to summer, the number of collisions only drops by 5%. Not surprising, right? Bad weather...
Read MoreELDT Reporting Requirements for CDL Schools and Training Providers
There’s good news and bad news about the new entry-level driver training (ELDT) requirements that took effect February 7, 2022. The good news? The...
Read MoreIs Your Fleet Ready for ELDT 2022? 3 Essential Questions to Ask
Winter ELDT Is Coming The world of CDL schools turns upside down in less than two months. A loose environment of state-driven CDL regulations is...
Read MoreActionable Insights for Data-Driven Risk Professionals
Questions are Easy, but Answers are Harder Every day, risk professionals in HR, operations, insurance and legal ask themselves tough questions that...
Read More5 (Scary) Driver Injury Statistics Every Fleet Manager Should See
Slips, trips and falls are the second most common cause of nonfatal driver injuries according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). And while...
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