Shawn Macpherson

Recent Posts

Commercial Vehicles and the Risks of the Road

According to a May 18 report by The Canadian Press, only one in four commercial vehicles over 4,500 kilograms passed safety inspections during a May inspection blitz in Alberta.
2 min read

Topics: why inspect?, legal compliance, inspection management, inspections and profitability, vehicle safety

5 Reasons Tablets Are the Perfect Tool for Inspections

The majority of businesses still use paper for the bulk of their inspection processes—particularly for routine inspecting such as daily vehicle inspections or equipment safety walkarounds.
2 min read

Topics: inspection software, mobile inspections, inspection management

Protect Your Company by Protecting Drivers

Accidents involving motor vehicles are the leading cause of work-related deaths in the United States, where more than one in three occupational deaths from 2003 to 2010 involved motor vehicles.
2 min read

Topics: why inspect?, workplace safety, vehicle safety

The Value of Better Checklists

Routine inspections can accomplish much more than simply keeping regulators off your back. If they’re done properly, they can lower costs and increase productivity.

Topics: inspection checklists, checklist design, videos

Who Uses The Checker?

Since 2000, The Checker inspections checklists have been used for more than 13 million inspections, helping smart companies operate more safely and reduce costs.

Topics: inspection checklists, checklist design, videos

10 Critical Items to Inspect on Commercial Trailers

Trailers are used by many companies, and for the same reasons that it’s good business to inspect the vehicles pulling them, it pays to regularly inspect the trailers themselves.
3 min read

Topics: why inspect?, inspection best practices, equipment maintenance, inspections and profitability

Don't Forget the Power of Propane

After this particularly long winter, it’s getting time to fire up the grill—finally.
2 min read

Topics: why inspect?, safety awareness, videos, inspection best practices

Why Choose The Checker

Whenever we're considering a new business solution, we ultimately come to the question: "Will this add value?"

Topics: inspection checklists, checklist design, videos, inspections and profitability

10 Ways Vehicle Inspections Increase Profitability

Daily pre-use inspections of commercial vehicles are about much more than inspection compliance.
3 min read

Topics: why inspect?, inspection management, equipment maintenance, inspections and profitability

Inspections Prevent Hydraulic Failure–Saving Time, Money and Lives.

Many companies continue to overlook the importance of equipment hydraulic systems—despite the significant costs of doing so.
3 min read

Topics: why inspect?, equipment maintenance, hydraulic

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