The National Sleep Foundation released its 2012 Sleep in America poll recently, which for the first time surveyed the sleeping habits of commercial truck drivers and others who work in the transportation industry. The results of the poll are alarming: nearly half the...
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Fatal Logging Truck Crashes Highlight Common Causes of Accidents
A 58-year-old Georgia man died recently after his vehicle collided with the back of a logging truck in Garden City, Georgia. The man was on his way to work when the crash occurred shortly after 6 a.m. on March 30, 2012. According to a report by WDEF News, the logging...
Cellphones,Distracted Driving at Fault in Many Truck Accidents
Car and truck accidents are the leading cause of death among people age 5-34 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Unfortunately, as shown by data from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, fatal...
New hours of service regulations face a court challenge
Truck driving is not a nine-to-five job. It entails working into the very late or very early hours of the day on the road away from home. To help protect truckers from being overworked (and to increase the safety of other motorists) the government regulates how...
Study: error in human judgment may increase motorcycle accident risk
Motorcyclists in Bibb County, Georgia, are aware of the increased risks that often come with riding a motorcycle. Motorcyclists are more exposed, and when they are involved in major accidents, serious or even fatal injuries often result. Although each circumstance is...