Truck drivers are required to drive long hours throughout a standard workweek, which increases the possibility that the driver will become fatigued and accidentally cause a vehicle collision. Many accidents have occurred due to the truck driver being fatigued at the time. If you believe that the other driver who caused the accident was fatigued,…
Category: Trucking Fatigue
Even though there are many reasons that truck accidents occur, one of the most common causes is the truck driver making a mistake. In 2014, around 87% of truck accidents were caused by a driver making a critical mistake, which could be anything from falling asleep while driving to operating the truck at well over…
What Health Risks Do Truck Drivers Face? Truck driving is a difficult job and a potentially dangerous one, with over 500,000 trucking accidents occurring in 2020. Sadly, the truck drivers themselves often suffer as a result of their profession, facing an array of health risks that are directly related to their jobs. In some instances,…
What Are the Limitations on Hours-Of-Service for Truck Drivers? Truck drivers are a backbone of the American economy, moving goods from one section of the country to another and ensuring that we have what we need available to use or purchase. Tragically, trucks are also a source of accidents in America; according to available data,…
People with sleep apnea have a condition that causes their breathing to constantly stop and start again throughout the night. Even though they may get a good night’s sleep, they will still wake up feeling tired in the morning. One of the main types of sleep apnea is known as “obstructive sleep apnea,” and it…
Do Truck Drivers Need Caffeine to Reduce Crashes? Truck drivers routinely make long journeys, which means extended driving periods. According to the National Highway Transport Safety Administration, most drivers resort to caffeine to ease fatigue. The administration also reported that 9 out of 10 truck accidents result from erroneous driving due to fatigue. Effects of…
Best Practices to Help Truck Driver Sleeping and Avoiding Drowsy Driving According to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, drowsy driving caused 91,000 vehicle accidents in 2017. Commercial truck drivers are especially susceptible to drowsy driving because they often work irregular schedules. The following tips help a truck driver sleeping and avoid drowsy driving while…
Truckers Follow Covid-19 Guidelines, But Lack Access to Resources and Have More Trucking Logistical Challenges When New Jersey and other states enacted restrictions on commerce to reduce the spread of Covid-19, life on the road got more challenging for commercial truck drivers. While much of the general public is experiencing a phenomenon known as Covid-19…
The Second Wave of the COVID-19 Impact to Truck Industry Like other industries, there has been a significant COVID-19 impact to the trucking industry. Freight transportation managers across the nation have had to deal with the volatile economic behaviors of suppliers, businesses, and consumers. Public health experts are predicting a second wave of COVID outbreaks…
