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Every two years, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) releases a list of its “most wanted” safety improvements for the transportation field in the coming years. The NTSB is a federal [...]

When a large truck crash inflicts devastating injuries, the resulting legal case hinges on one factor more than any other: evidence. Unfortunately, evidence can be difficult to gather after a [...]

Many drivers have experienced a moment’s anxiety while passing by a large dump truck or cement mixer truck on the road, or while stuck behind one; it’s unsettling how your vision is obscured by [...]

Truck drivers are essential to the economy of the United States. Our economy would not run without dedicated truckers to transport goods from place to place. Although they may not realize it, [...]

Nearly 70 percent of the nation’s goods are transported by truck, yet the trucking industry is currently seeking tens of thousands of drivers to fill its cabs. This comes at a time when companies [...]

For years, state and federal highway safety agencies have staged so-called public awareness campaigns to inform drivers about the blind spots — or as they’re often called, “No-Zones” — around [...]

Every long-haul trucker has struggled with fatigue at some point. The long hours, the constant hum of the tires and engine, the repetitive scenery — practically every aspect of driving a truck [...]

Most people have accepted by now that autonomous vehicles are coming. Since Google announced their self-driving car project in 2009 (which now operates as a separate company under the name [...]

Large truck crashes are very different from other types of motor vehicle accidents. A typical semi-truck or “big rig” can often weigh up to 80,000 pounds — which means that being in a crash with [...]

The horrific November 2016 bus crash that shattered families and shocked the public in Chattanooga has reignited the discussion about whether federal law should require seat belts on school buses [...]