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With “Teens and Trucks,” the Roadmap this Summer is on Safety
Teenagers from the National Capital region today pledged to make this summer safer for all drivers by giving large trucks plenty of room, avoiding their blind spots and signing a “No Texting Promise” during a truck safety demonstration organized by … Continue reading
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Time to Explain the Myths about SETA – Heavier Weight for Tractor Trailers
This is beginning to really make me mad. These fools that are pushing the government to allow states to “raise” the legal weight limits for tractor-trailers – actually believe it will be safer and more fuel efficient. There is no-way … Continue reading
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Teaching Teens to Share the Road
Ask professional drivers what irritates them the most and you’ll probably hear them complain about teen drivers. Those newly licensed students who can’t seem to put their phones down long enough to observe the traffic around them. How can we … Continue reading
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Police say Truck Driver may not know about accident – Public already Convicted and Sentenced the Driver
I have been reading about a lot of tractor-trailer accidents over the years. It always amazes me to read the comments under each story – because 99.9% of the time the general public (4wheeler drivers) will convict and sentence the … Continue reading
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Educating the Public Driving Tips: Traveling with Tractor Trailers
In my last post about driving tips, I gave you five tips that if you follow could save your life. We talked about what not to do such as: pulling out in front of tractor-trailers; don’t dead stop in front … Continue reading
Educating the Public – Tips for Driving around Tractor Trailers
I thought we would try to start 2011 off the right way. The Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Motor Carrier Association (FMCSA) along with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) all seem to think that adding more … Continue reading
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Crackdown On Speeding Tractor Trailers Opinionator Wants Split Speed Limit
I read today at the chattanoogan.com news opinion section about how the Tennessee Highway Patrol was cracking-down on tractor-trailers all across Tennessee. The reason was that many accidents have occurred involving tractor-trailers. Their comments were that they were checking for … Continue reading
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Explaining Real Problems in Trucking
Problems exist within many industries today, but most are not life or death situations. The trucking industry is no exception, there are countless problems, and some are about life or death situations. There was an accident on I-64 in Kentucky … Continue reading
Crash on I-65 near Munfordville, Kentucky
First of all my condolences go out to all the families effected by this tragedy. I also want to say that I am by no means an accident re-creator or an expert in investigating crashes. But there has been a … Continue reading
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