According to statistics from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), there are approximately 450,000 police-reported truck accidents each year. In about 345,000 of these accidents, at least one victim suffers a personal injury....
How Do Trucking Companies Test Drivers for Marijuana Use?
Marijuana may be somewhat or completely legal in multiple states across the nation, but it remains a huge concern for employers in the trucking and transportation industries. In fact, fleet operators have begun looking at ways to drive out those...
Preventing Side-Impact Truck Accidents
More than 4,000 people die each year in truck accidents, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The majority of those people (82 percent) were occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists, or motorists. The most...
Truck Accidents Involving Drowsy Truck Drivers
Accidents involving large trucks vehicles tend to be extremely serious. Think about it -- when a huge, 40,000-pound truck collides with an average-sized, 4,000-pound vehicle, there is bound to be much more damage to the smaller vehicle. Truck...