Despite Rest Regulations, Truckers Are Still Falling Asleep Although regulations are in place to make sure they get adequate rest and technology is getting developed and implemented...
CVSA Raises Awareness About Big Rig Brake Failure The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is working to raise awareness of brake failures within the trucking industry. Over...
Who’s Liable for Accidents When Non-Trucking Use Is Involved? When truckers drive their big rigs during off hours for personal use, their standard business insurance policy or motor...
Fatigued Truckers: There’s More to the Story than Just Lack of Sleep While lack of sleep contributes to trucker fatigue, there are many other factors that can cause a driver to...
What Is Forced Dispatch in a Truck Accident Claim? Forced dispatch is a dangerous trend that increases the potential for accidents that cause serious injuries and deaths to...
Asleep at the Wheel: The Untold Story of Why Some Truckers Drive Past Their Limits Trucking companies are forcing truckers to work past the point of exhaustion, jeopardizing the safety of everyone on the...
Proving What Really Happened in Your Truck Accident Proving fault in truck accidents is often difficult, but black boxes now found in many commercial trucks provide proof...
What You Should Know About Large Truck and Bus “No Zones” No-Zones are blind spot areas around large trucks and buses where passenger vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians virtually “disappear” from...
New Act Gives Truckers a Break, But How Will it Impact Safety? The “REST” Act (Responsible and Effective Standards for Truckers) would allow truckers to take up to a 3-hour rest...
How Long Commutes to Work Affect Trucker Fatigue Long commutes to work mean that truck drivers are confined to a small space, absorb whole body vibrations, sit...
