Due to the sheer size of a big rig, truck accidents are far more likely to be catastrophic than car accidents. Trucks are bigger, take more effort to move and are…
It has always been understood that trucking is a dangerous industry. Until recently, many drivers spent exhausting, long days on the road, often driving through hazardous conditions with little or no sleep. These drivers were pushed…
Car safety features have become more advanced and more common over the past decade. Many features are now standard and more affordable, such as forward-collision warning (FCW) and automatic emergency…
Commercial trucks are a common sight on our nation’s roads. They make up 12.8 percent of all registered vehicles and transport billions of dollars worth of goods across the country. In 2016,…
A crash in June 2016 that resulted in six fatalities and five injuries may have been lessened or prevented entirely if enhanced safety standards were implemented and a crash mitigation system had…
There is a great amount of activity happening on and near work sites. Many of these come with dangers that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulates, but one…
Dangerously High Turnover Rates in the Trucking Industry With millions of trucks on the road every day across the US, the extremely high turnover rate among trucking companies has drastically…
Inexperienced and undertrained truck drivers on our roads pose a safety risk The feeling of anxiety and apprehension when driving in close proximity to an 18-wheeler is one we are…
