Drivers Cutting Through Parking Lots
BY Chelsie King Garza FILED UNDER: Highway Crashes
Whether you are in a hurry or simply want to avoid a light, cutting through the parking on of an adjoining business can be dangerous. We’ve all been stuck waiting at a light knowing if we could just move up a little bit for the turn lane we could be one our way. Sometimes, an
Preventative Maintenance and 18-Wheeler Accidents
BY Chelsie King Garza FILED UNDER: Highway Crashes
Regular preventative maintenance of both the tractor and the trailer may help prevent 18-wheeler accidents. Owners and operators should have an up to date maintenance plan which details their maintenance philosophy and assigns responsibility for performing maintenance on all vehicles. The maintenance plan should be designed to keep all vehicles, shop equipment, and tools in
Truck Drivers Falling Asleep While Driving
BY Chelsie King Garza FILED UNDER: Highway Crashes
Tired drivers behind the wheel of 18-wheelers have caused a number of accidents. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that perhaps as many as 83,000 accidents per year were caused by drivers who fell asleep while driving their vehicles. Considering the damage an 18-wheeler can do to a passenger car during a collision; these
Delivery & Sales Drivers have High Fatality Rates
BY Chelsie King Garza FILED UNDER: Workplace Injuries
Deadliest Catch can no longer claim that fishermen have the deadliest job in America. Preliminary 2014 numbers comparing on the job fatalities rank drivers, including truck drivers and drivers in the sales industry, rank outside sales drivers as having the highest death rate of U.S. workers. My husband is in outside sales and is on