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Evaluating Truck Accident Statistics

By | June 13th, 2016

Truck accidents are all too common. Truckinfo.net estimates that 15.5 million trucks are on the road in the United States and 2 million of them are tractor trailers. Let’s review truck accident statistics to learn more about when, where and how often they occur. The United States Department of Transportation estimates that more than half a million truck accidents occur each year. About 5,000 people are killed each year due to a truck accident. The occupant or driver of the car is much more likely to be killed than the truck driver. More.

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Truck Accident Avoidance: Know an Eighteen Wheeler’s Blind Spots

By | June 13th, 2016

Of all the vehicles on the road, large 18-wheeler trucks pose the most danger to cars. Their heavy loads increase their braking distance and their enormous size creates huge blind spots (also called no zones). While truck drivers are trained to frequently check their mirrors so that they can track cars before entering their blind spots, they can’t always do this because of fatigue or distraction. Therefore, it is up to the car driver to be aware of the truck’s blind spots and to drive accordingly. The Four Blind Spots There is.

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The Hazards of Pulling Empty Trailers

By | June 13th, 2016

Pulling an empty trailer, otherwise known as deadheading, is unavoidable. It uses up fuel, time, and puts wear on the truck. The driver or his employer isn’t making money because they aren’t transporting a commercial load. On top of this, driving without weight inside the trailer is dangerous. It adversely affects the truck’s handling and makes it vulnerable to a jackknife or a rollover truck accident. Jackknifing With an empty trailer hitched to the tractor, the drive wheels have little weight on them which reduces their traction. This means the.

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Controversy over daylight savings time points to light as important to traffic safety

By | January 15th, 2016

The annual end and beginning of daylight savings time often kicks off a predictable debate among advocates of enforcing daylight saving time year around and those who want the divisions to remain where they are. Time magazine, for example, quotes a University of Wisconsin professor who advocates keeping DST year-round as saying that more light later in the day would be safer, as more people are out and about later in the day.  On the other hand, groups like the National Parents Teachers Association believe that keeping DST is important for.

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Truck Accidents: A Dark Side of the Improving Economy

By | January 15th, 2016

The good news is that the economy is getting better. The bad news is that experts believe this is contributing to truck accidents. Americans are increasingly taking advantage of the economic upturn by buying items online. And with services like Amazon.com promising two-day shipping, they’ve come to expect quick delivery. The U.S. has experienced a rise in catastrophic motor vehicle accidents involving commercial vehicles and 18-wheelers. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, each year in the U.S. truck accidents kill nearly 4,000 people and injury 100,000 more. In.

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What Causes a Big Truck Accident?

By | January 15th, 2016

According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were 333,000 large trucks involved in traffic crashes in 2012. Many of these big truck, or semi accidents are the result of a negligent driver. When a big truck driver breaks the law while driving, the results can be disastrous to the people sharing the road with them. Something as simple as failing to signal can cause a fatal collision on the highway. Commercial trucks like big rigs and delivery trucks post a significant danger to smaller vehicles and.

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How Overloading and Improper Loading Causes Truck Accidents

By | January 15th, 2016

Despite federal and state regulations designed to protect the public from the consequences of overloaded or improperly loaded trucks, the problem still exists. Human error and pressure to transport as much cargo as possible with the fewest runs in the least amount of time are the primary reasons overloaded and poorly loaded cargo continue to cause truck accidents. Here are six ways that this problem causes accidents that impact both truck drivers and the public: Braking problems – An overloaded truck requires more distance to stop which can lead to.

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Five Common Types of Truck Accidents

By | January 15th, 2016

The nation’s economy depends on the transport of goods, and the trucking industry serves a vital role in this function. However, their services should not occur at the expense of the public’s safety. Laws and regulations exist to protect the public on our roads yet serious truck accidents occur every year that injure and kill both truckers and other motorists alike. Almost all of these accidents are directly or indirectly caused by the truck drivers, the trucking companies, or the actions of other motorists who don’t know how to drive.

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Driver Fatigue Contributes to Large Number of Truck Accidents

By | October 22nd, 2015

The federal government has laws in place meant to ensure truck drivers get enough sleep, but these regulations have not stopped driver fatigue from continuing to be one of the leading causes of accidents that involve professional drivers. If you’re struggling to recover physically, emotionally or financially after a truck accident, caused by a fatigued driver, you may be eligible for compensation for your injuries. Many trucking companies do not follow the proper procedures to monitor their drivers’ logs, allowing them to skip mandatory rest periods. Professional driving experience and.

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Avoiding a Crash with a Truck: How to Share the Road with Them

By | October 8th, 2015

When a 3,000 pound car and an 80,000 pound truck collide, the outcome is often grim. Some of these accidents could have been avoided had the driver in the car knew how to share the road with large trucks. Many motorists treat trucks as just another vehicle on the road which is a mistake. Large trucks can’t slow down as rapidly as cars. Trucks also have huge blind spots and require lots of road space for maneuvering. In short, trucks are radically different from ordinary cars and must be treated as such..

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