Fighting Fatigue: Why Drivers take the Risk
Take a moment and type “accidents caused by driver’s fatigue” into Google or your preferred search engine. This month alone, you’ll find dozens of news articles on serious accidents that were ultimately attributed to drivers experiencing fatigue behind the wheel. A frightening trend that you’ll notice within these articles, is that most of the accidents involved truck drivers. Driver’s Fatigue in...
Convoy Creatures: The Wild Words of Trucking
Although there’s lots of alone time on the road, truckers are always communicating via their CB radios. Whether traveling in a convoy or passing others on the road, there’s always something to say within the limited signal range. Truckers ought to at least be familiar with the 10-codes. However, beyond the standard jargon, there’s a world of slang with some pretty wild words for everyday encounters on the road. As a rookie, hearing...
Permatrucking: The Future of the Industry
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, transportation-related incidents are the number one cause of on-the-job fatalities across all job categories. Because of this, truck drivers found themselves on TIME’s top ten most dangerous jobs list. The general “dirty” nature of the trucking industry has led one woman to want to clean it up using a movement she calls, permatrucking. It seems that we always understand how...
Careful Cargo: What it Takes to Transport Dangerous Goods
You may be a seasoned vet or a rookie on the open road, but either way you’ll want to take especially proper care while transporting dangerous goods – particularly if that cargo is radioactive. Although you’ve most likely heard this before, brushing up on what it takes to safely transport hazardous or temperamental materials can save an accident from becoming a disaster. Staying keen to proper transportation techniques not only keeps...
Weighing In: The High Costs of Lower Emissions
By now you’ve seen the American countryside go green with the leaves of spring, however there are a few noteworthy items on our nation’s agenda with a similar color-scheme. Starting on May 2, The 2016 Advanced Clean Transportation “ACT” Expo is the largest clean transportation conference in North America held annually in Long Beach, California. This conference features over 250 exhibitors of all weight classes and alternative fuel...