Physics isn’t on your side if you’re in a passenger vehicle involved in an accident with a large semi truck. Large trucks have the mass and momentum to cause you, your passengers and your vehicle serious injury and damage. Houston injury lawyer, Neal Davis, also mentioned this statistic: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that around 342,000 trucks were involved in … [Read more...]
Truck Drivers in Poor Health Are Putting American Drivers at Risk
Have you ever been sitting in traffic on the I-40 and looked at the commercial truck next you, wondering how safe the truck driver was? A recent study reveals that your safety might depend on the health of that truck driver driving next to you. This study, published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, found that commercial truck drivers with three or more medical conditions … [Read more...]
Rental Truck Accidents: More Common Than You Think
You are excited about moving and the big day has finally arrived. You decide to save money and not hire a moving company, but instead enlist your family and friends to load up the gigantic U-Haul that you rented. Just as everything is loaded and you take off to begin life in a new home, you have an accident in the rented vehicle! Now what… Rental Truck Accident … [Read more...]
Truck Accidents: Common Mistakes Made by Drivers Sharing the Road
The number of truck accidents per year has increased by about 20% over the past 20 years. Who or what is to blame for the bulk of these accidents? Surprisingly, the answer isn’t always limited to truck drivers. While truck drivers and their equipment can’t be let off the hook every time, drivers sharing the road often make dangerous decisions around trucks that can result in bad … [Read more...]
Congress Changes How Truckers Log Hours
A new federal law passed at the end of 2015 gives trucking companies two years to switch from paper logs to electronic logging devices (ELDs). This new law will affect about 3 million truck drivers across the U.S. Truck drivers have been using paper logs to record their hours since 1938, and advocates agree that the change is well overdue. Many argue that paper documentation can easily be … [Read more...]
Sleep Apnea: A Problem Plaguing Commercial Truck Drivers
When not controlled properly, sleep apnea can be a dangerous diagnosis. However, when you pair the ailment with a career that involves long hours driving a piece of heavy machinery—a car, bus, truck, airplane or ship—the result can be deadly. … [Read more...]
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