What Are the Risks of Driving at Night?

What Are the Risks of Driving at Night?

A quarter of American driving happens after dark. So do half of the fatal crashes. The ratio holds steady year after year, and not because people just drive worse at night out of carelessness. It’s because nighttime is harder on your eyes after dark. The roads fill with a different...

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Common FMCSA Violations Found After Truck Accidents

Although trucks have been on the roads as long as cars, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has existed only since 2000. This federal agency is responsible for setting the proverbial “rules of the road” for the trucking industry. In addition to regulatory compliance and enforcement, the FMCSA also...

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How Does Cargo Securement Affect Truck Safety?

How Does Cargo Securement Affect Truck Safety?

The load was legal when it left the dock. Somewhere out on the highway, physics intervened. Cargo securement is the least glamorous part of long-haul trucking, but it’s one of the most dangerous when it goes wrong. A trailer carrying steel coils, lumber, pipe, or forty pallets of anything becomes...

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