Tomlin Transportation Consulting, Inc.

09/26/2026

Rear-facing, forward-facing or booster? Make sure your child is in The Right Seat for their age and size — and that it's installed correctly.

This Seat Check Saturday, get your car seat checked by a certified technician for free! 🚘👶

Find an event near you: NHTSA.gov/TheRightSeat

09/25/2026

Almost half of all car seats (46%) are installed incorrectly, often in ways caregivers don't notice until someone points them out. A free inspection from a certified child passenger safety technician takes the guesswork away. Find a permanent inspection station or an upcoming check event near you, and get it done before National Seat Check Saturday tomorrow.

09/25/2026

09/24/2026

Somewhere between ages 8 and 12, most kids move into a booster seat, and they should stay there until the vehicle's seat belt fits them properly on its own. A booster's job is simple. It raises a child up so the lap and shoulder belt sit where they are supposed to, not across the stomach or neck. If your child still needs the boost, keep the booster. It is doing exactly what it is designed to do.

09/22/2026

Once a child outgrows their rear-facing seat, the next step is a forward-facing seat with a harness. NHTSA recommends keeping your child in that harness until they reach the seat's top height or weight limit, not just until they seem ready. Kids grow fast, and it is easy to move them up too soon. The harness is doing real work to keep them in place in a crash, so let the seat's limits make the call, not their age alone.

09/21/2026

Babies and toddlers should stay in a rear-facing car seat for as long as possible, until they reach the height or weight limit set by the seat's manufacturer. That is not a suggestion. Rear-facing seats support a young child's head, neck, and spine far better than forward-facing seats can. Check your seat's manual or the label on the seat itself for the exact limits before switching.

09/20/2026

Child Passenger Safety Week starts today, and it matters to us. This week, the NHTSA is asking every parent, caregiver, and driver to do one thing: check the seat. As children grow, the right car seat changes too. At Tomlin Transportation Consulting, safety is the standard we train commercial drivers to meet every day. This week, we are glad to share it with the families who share the road with them.

09/17/2026

Every day, professional drivers get behind the wheel knowing people are counting on them. Passengers need to get where they are going, packages need to be delivered, and businesses need to keep moving. That is a lot of responsibility.

One responsibility that deserves just as much attention is taking care of yourself. Fatigue affects focus, reaction time, and judgment, and the signs are not always easy to ignore. Heavy eyelids, frequent yawning, trouble focusing, drifting in your lane, or losing track of the last few miles are all reasons to stop and ask whether you are alert enough to keep going.

If you are too tired to drive safely, stopping is not failing. It is making a responsible decision. Your route matters. Your passengers matter. The people sharing the road with you matter. You matter, too.

The most important part of your route is getting home.