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…
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Garbage Trucks and the Dangers Faced on the Road Why is trash collection dangerous? According to the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), the sheer number of deaths and serious injuries annually make sanitation work one of the most dangerous civilian jobs in the United States. Many trucking accident attorneys and other industry experts…
Hours of Service Changes and Driver Fatigue: Pausing the 14-Hour HOS Clock Laws regarding truck drivers and their hours of service were first established in the U.S. in 1938 by the now-defunct Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to guard against driver fatigue. Since 1938 and before 2020, the HOS rules were changed just four times and…
