Why Safe Truckers are No Accident

Despite technological advancements, safe trucking transcends gadgets; it relies on proficient drivers and a safety-centric organizational ethos. Discover why driver training and a commitment to safety culture are paramount in reducing truck accidents. Preliminary statistics for 2016 indicated that there was a 7-8% increase in fatalities in crashes involving trucks and buses. It’s easy to focus on the multitude of available safety systems for commercial truck fleets. But, there is much more to safe trucking than an electronic logging device and a crash mitigation system. The key element of a safe fleet of commercial trucks is safe truck drivers. Safe truck drivers are not an accident: they are the product of good training, and experience—and of a workplace culture emphasizing

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Being thankful for the invisible forces of safety

This morning, you got behind the wheel of your car. You checked traffic, and revised your route. You dropped the kids off at school, and navigated your way to work. This afternoon, you’ll do the same thing in reverse. The things that didn’t happen … You didn’t trip and fall on a broken sidewalk. Your car didn’t get hit by a garbage truck. Your kid didn’t get hit by a distracted driver in front of the school. You didn’t drive your car off the edge of an unpaved road. In short, you didn’t get hurt. Most of the time, things go well – and we don’t even notice. But your safety isn’t coincidental: it happens by design. Be thankful for

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The Golden Rule for safe summer driving

It’s the start of a season of warm weather, family vacations, and outdoor adventures. But summer break has an unfortunate side affect: the extra highway traffic. Memorial Day Weekend is one of the most dangerous times to be on the road. Your vehicle could seriously hurt or kill someone. Driving safely is a serious responsibility, and we often take it far too lightly. You know the basic rules for safe driving: Put the phone down, and keep your attention on the road. Don’t drive if you’ve been drinking. Signal before you change lanes. Maintain a safe following distance. All of these actions boil down to one simple rule for safe driving the summer months. Drive like your family is in every

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Failure to act leads to truck crash deaths: it’s time to fix underride guards

About half of the deaths from semi-truck accidents crashes involve an underride collision. When a passenger vehicle is pushed under a semi truck, the top of the car is crushed and the passengers are injured and often killed by striking the underneath parts of a trailer. Cars are designed to absorb the energy from the sides, not from the top. Safety features –like airbags and seatbelts– are almost useless when the impact comes from the top down. Underride guards, which are basically steel bars on the back of tractor-trailers, are supposed to prevent underride collisions by keeping the vehicle from sliding under the trailer. Truck safety laws are out-of-date 1. Not all trucks have underride guards. The U.S. government doesn’t require

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Easy ways to make your home safer today – Summer Safety

Spend 5 minutes in a medication sweep. 60,000 kids end up in an ER every year after getting into medicine. Take a few minutes and assess: Is all of the medicine in a cabinet or container? It’s easy to forget a bottle on the kitchen counter, or next to a sick child’s bed: do a clean sweep. Can small children reach the medicine cabinet? If so, make it inaccessible. Don’t task your children with bringing you any medicine, or taking any without supervision. Vitamins, too – it’s not hard for a kid to eat too many and get sick. Do you have the Poison Control number saved? It’s 800-222-1222. Save it in your phone, and write it down at home.

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How do you know when to take away the car keys?

It’s hard to tell. We know a teenager is more likely to cause an accident than a senior citizen. And you don’t want to curb your elderly parent’s independence. You also don’t want to wait until a serious accident makes the decision for you. Before you even suspect that aging parent might not be a safe driver, you should be checking the following. 1. How’s the health? Conditions like diabetes, dementia, or vision loss are real risks for elderly drivers. Even joint or limb pains can present problems behind the wheel. Every driver must be able to perceive and react to situations that are presented when driving a car. Consider your parent’s overall health. 2. Check the medication list. Even

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Why Safe Truckers are No Accident

Being thankful for the invisible forces of safety

The Golden Rule for safe summer driving

Failure to act leads to truck crash deaths: it’s time to fix underride guards

Easy ways to make your home safer today – Summer Safety

How do you know when to take away the car keys?

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