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WEBINAR: Overcoming the Driver Shortage – How to Hire and Onboard Safer Drivers

If you’re struggling with hiring and retaining good drivers, you’re not alone. According to a yearly survey conducted by the American Transportation...

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Truck Driver Safety: Daily Safety Messages for Fleets

Truck drivers have a dangerous job, between operating heavy-duty vehicles, transporting hazardous materials, navigating the road alongside dangerous...

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How to Prevent Road Rage Among Your Drivers

Road rage is a factor in more than half of all fatal crashes. Examples of road rage can include cursing, rude or obscene gestures, throwing objects,...

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ELDT Training Curriculum: How Online Courses Benefit Companies

With the new ELDT regulations in effect, there’s now an established national standard in place for obtaining a CDL. Here are some key things to note...

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How FMCSA is Enforcing Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT)

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) regulations set the baseline for training requirements...

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Why Your Company Needs Driver Safety Training in Spanish

To say the transportation industry has been hit hard by this year’s labor shortage is a bit like saying Elon Musk is slightly eccentric. Earlier this...

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ELDT 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...

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Using 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,...

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Adding 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....

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