Semi-truck drivers often utilize the center lane when navigating highways and interstates. Have you ever been frustrated by a semi-truck cruising in the center lane, seemingly impeding traffic flow? While it can be annoying, there are actually several reasons why...
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The deadly dangers of truck driver fatigue
The latest data on fatal crashes that involve large trucks colliding with much smaller vehicles is alarming. At the end of 2019, more than 5,000 deaths occurred in crashes that involved significantly weightier motorized transports, according to the Federal Motor...
Turning to teen truckers to solve a supply chain crisis
Due to the continuing supply-chain problems occurring nationwide, the standards are changing for qualified truck drivers moving products throughout the US. The recently signed and enacted infrastructure bill will allow drivers as young as 18 to travel cross country to...
The most common factors in truck accidents
In the 1970s, truck driving became fodder in plots of major motion pictures. Films such as "Convoy" and "Smokey and the Bandit" portrayed the industry as action-packed with a bit of romance and CB lingo thrown in for good measure, along with the inherent dangers and...
When trucks ride the line on dangerous equipment
Sharing the road with large trucks isn’t always easy, but things become downright dangerous when big rigs experience equipment failure. While there are systems in place to catch catastrophes before they happen, someone’s negligence could make an accident unavoidable....
Reviewing truck driver hours-of-service regulations
For years, federal safety regulators have worked to develop more effective regulations to limit how long truck drivers can be behind the wheel. The goal is to help prevent truck accidents caused by drowsy driving. This is important because, as studies have repeatedly...
2 hurt in crash when driver failed to stop at intersection
A crash can lead to significant injuries, especially when a driver is under the influence. When a person is driving under the influence, they may not slow down or react to a potential oncoming collision, leading to a collision at a higher speed. Crashes at higher...
How big of a problem is distracted driving?
Distracted driving is a major problem here in California and elsewhere in the United States. Many changes in the law in recent years have made it illegal for motorists to talk on the phone, text and surf the internet while driving. Drivers engage in these activities...
Understanding why truck jackknife incidents occur
Large commercial trucks are substantially different than passenger vehicles in a number of ways. They are bigger and heavier, and they are all so structurally very different. Those differences are among the reasons that dangerous jackknifing incidents occur.In a...
The risk of tanker trucks turning corners
When a tanker truck takes a corner too quickly, everyone around them on the road is in danger.The issue is that tanker trucks have a cylindrical tank on the back, and it usually carries something that is not entirely stable and can move with the motion of the truck....
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