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Staying Safe Around Trucks

It is a known fact that 18-wheelers are very high off the ground. Even SUVs and pickup trucks are not high enough to see anything more than the doors of a big rig, and passenger drivers can only see the top of the wheels if they are lucky. These large trucks are...

How Dangerous Are Scaffolds?

While working in construction or the offshore drilling industry, workers may encounter several on-the-job risks every single moment of the day. This is no surprise as the nature of construction and maritime work is known to be dangerous. Some of these workers must...

Drugged Driving and Truck Accidents

Large trucks that drive on the highway are already dangerous, but when you add any type of illegal drug into the mix, the risk of danger increases. The trucking industry is essential to our everyday life as these large vehicles transport the products, items, and goods...

How common is fatigued truck driving?

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that in a recent year, 91,000 police-reported crashes involved fatigued or drowsy drivers. “These crashes led to an estimated 50,000 people injured and nearly 800 deaths. But there is broad agreement...