Tag: Safety
What to Do If You Get into a Crash with an 18-Wheeler in Texas
More than 239,000 people were injured due to traffic accidents in Texas last year, which highlights just how dangerous our roads can be. With more than 15.5 million trucks, of which 2.9...
Thursdays on the Road: Reasons For Truckers to Stay on High Alert
A trucker’s life can be a lot harder and more exhausting than most people realize. “But it’s so easy, all you do is drive,” you’ve probably heard people say once or twice. While working...
Driver’s Liability in a Truck Accident
A semi truck accident made national news when the speeding driver caused a major pileup that stopped traffic for hours. According to the press, the driver was using a narrow ramp and traveling at...
Safety Threats for Workers in Various Occupations
Are you starting a new job or considering other options for a career path? When you start weighing possibilities for heading in a new direction with your career, it’s so important to take into...
Truckers vs. Nature
If you’ve driven a car, you know the pressures that traveling can place on drivers. You have to keep focused and navigate the road in front of you while assuring your safety and those...
Stay Alert, Stay Riding: Keeping Energy Up as a Trucker
Trucking is exhausting. There’s no other way to put it. Endless hours, repetitive scenery, and strict company deadlines are a brutal team, wearing truckers down into haggard, bleary-eyed zombies by the end of the...
Driver Safety & CSA Data Management
As we know, there are many factors that play into the daily life of the shipping world. Logistics management, effectively cutting costs, and customer satisfaction are commonly heard throughout shipping conversations. Yet, driver safety...
Slick Rigs: Keeping Your Truck on the Road in Winter Weather
Trucking’s a tough gig. Winter weather don’t make it easier. Even at a low speed, in a light vehicle, winter driving is no picnic, and all drivers need to careful during the cold months....
Driver Safety Around Truckers
Consider this: over 72% of accidents involving trucks are usually the fault of the other driver. This should put in perspective about what driving carelessly around trucks and truckers entails. Studies place the reasons...
The Benefits of Using Truck GPS Systems for your Business
There are many reasons to have vehicle trackers fitted in trucks, most of which are aimed at improving the security of your fleet and reducing the risks associated with having high value vehicles out...