When you see a tanker truck on the road, it could be carrying gasoline for sale to the public or chemicals that are used in various industrial processes. But regardless, almost all the materials transported in a cargo tank are in some manner hazardous. While all truck...
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Month: November 2015
Defective airbags make cars “ticking time bombs”: FAQs for victims
The Takata airbag recall involves approximately 20 percent of all vehicles on the roads. The Takata airbag recall is one of the largest in the history of recalls in the United States. It spans almost a decade and involves more than 60 million airbags in 17 different...
Truck drivers must submit to federally required drug tests
No one should get behind the wheel while under the influence of drugs. It is just too easy for an impaired driver to cause a serious accident. If that impaired driver is operating a semi truck, an accident could have especially serious consequences. Federal...
Big-rig truck must be properly serviced to be safe
If you are an average driver, you might have your car serviced by a mechanic every year or so. You also likely notice just how much wear and tear is imposed on your car just with the amount of driving that you do. Imagine if you had to put that vehicle of yours on the...
Truck driver health connected to accidents, says study
Anyone who travels the roadways of Texas likely notices the high volume of semi-truck traffic that is present during daytime and nighttime hours. One might wonder if the long hours spent on the road and away from home could have an effect on a truck driver's health...
Responsibility falls on truck drivers to properly secure cargo
Texas roadways handle large volumes of semi-truck traffic every day. Many of these trucks are loaded with cargo bound for destinations all across the state and country. In order to keep that cargo from spilling onto the road and causing an accident, it has to be...