Road Safety: Building Better Drivers and Safer Highways
Description
In Episode 76, host Houston Blackwood is joined by Alex Blevins, owner of One Stop CDL Training, and Lieutenant Jason Harris of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Motor Carrier Safety Unit to dive into the future of driver training and highway safety in Alabama.Together, they explore how CDL training has expanded from 13 to 23 colleges, cutting course time in half while keeping pass rates high. They also discuss the role of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Motor Carrier Safety Unit in ensuring compliance and strengthening partnerships between training programs and enforcement agencies.From the 37-step inspection process to the importance of professionalism during traffic stops, this conversation underscores how safety and compliance go hand in hand while exploring what’s next for the industry, from defensive driving practices to emerging technologies like automated trucks and predictive analytics.
United States
