The Findings Back a Move to Let Truckers Under 21 Drive Interstate Long-held beliefs in the trucking industry have seen drivers’ age as a huge risk factor when it comes to 18-wheeler crash risks. A new study from Virginia Tech...
Texas Has Led the Nation in Truck Wrecks for More than a Decade, FMCSA Data Shows Since at least 2008, more truck accidents have happened on Texas roads than in any other state in the U.S. That’s according to the...
The Data Reveals Why Bad Weather Is Bad News for Truckers & Anyone Sharing the Roads with Them It’s no surprise that poor weather conditions make it riskier to drive. Anyone who’s navigated the roads in adverse weather knows that...
New Hours-of-Service Rules Will Exacerbate Trucker Fatigue, Advocates Say On Sept. 16, 2020, four organizations filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) over the new hours-of-service (HOS) rules. Alleging that the new HOS rules are dangerous, the...