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Today is the day! It's not too late to register for Motive's webinar featuring Sam from Wattsmen Diesel House
🦺 Tomorrow, we host a must-see Expert Chat with Safety Consultant Sam Watts from Wattsmen Diesel House. He will discuss how to create a proactive and accurate video safety program across your fleet. Learn how to utilize data to improve safety performance on January 28 at 11am PT | 2pm ET by registering here: https://lnkd.in/eSBgY-zk
Is your fleet running at their highest safety potential? If you want some tips, make sure to catch Sam on the Motive webinar tomorrow "How To Maximize Fleet Safety"
I do SAFETY and COMPLIANCE for transportation companies | Host of the podcast “Sonic Safety” | Founder of REBELHOUSE
Have you registered yet for the Motive webinar "How to Maximize Fleet Safety"? It's free and I'll drop the registration link in the comments. I can promise you that it will be educational in entertaining because the fine folks over at Motive don't do bad webinars. And I have been practicing to live up to their standard for weeks now. So make sure you get registered and I'll see you there.....I mean, I probably won't see you because I don't think this webinar works that way, but I'll feel your presence...how bout that?!
Did you catch me on the Stop The Scam podcast yesterday? Good news, if you didn't...you can watch it below. You won't BELIEVE what I have to say about that one safety thing! That's pretty good clickbait right there, isn't it! https://lnkd.in/gUj3AHzA
Logistics and Supply Chain Management Professional, Host of "Stop the Scam!" Podcast, The Double Broker Bounty Hunter
Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to all of our social media outlets. Check out our website at https://lnkd.in/gWGizaei. John and Kate host the Safety and compliance guru behind the new consulting company, Wattsman Diesel House and the Sonic Safety podcast. Special Guest: Sam Watts #education #fraud #scammer #carrier #trucking #dispatcher #dispatch #freightbroker #freight #factoring #shipper #receiver #3pl #warehouse #broker #transportation #dbbh #webinar #safety #compliance
Did you know speeding can really damage your CSA score? The CSA has 7 different categories that help the government decide whether you are a safe carrier or not. One of those categories is "Unsafe Driving", which is home to many violations including speeding. The more speeding violations you commit, the higher your score will go in the Unsafe Driving category, and eventually, you will cross the threshold. Once the threshold is crossed, you are basically throwing up a flag to the FMCSA and saying 'hey, pay attention to us'. That's pretty much the opposite of what you want to do. Speeding violations are also graded differently in terms of severity depending on how fast you are going. The different levels are basically 6-10 mph, 11-14 mph, and 15+ mph over the speed limit. If you get caught going 15 mph over the speed limit, that's an automatic 10 (the highest possible score) on the severity level...that sucks! So make sure you watch your speed. A couple extra miles per hour is not worth the risk that comes with getting caught.
This week, we are going to be looking at SPEEDING and why it's not a great idea to do it in a commercial vehicle. One reason that speeding isn't good, is because it is one of the easiest ways for DOT to stop you. If you're speeding, you are inviting DOT to pull you over...and once they have you pulled over, you have just invited them to take a closer look at you. Speeding leads to inspections, and inspections can lead to violations. Maybe you are a squeaky clean driver and don't have HOS violations, but how's your truck and trailer looking? Did you do a thorough pre-trip inspection? Are you confident all your lights are working and your tires are properly inflated and have the right tread depth? There are so many things that can go wrong in an inspection, that it's best not to open yourself up to one needlessly. So watch your speed and don't give DOT any reasons to pull you over. Tomorrow we'll look how speeding can hurt your CSA score...