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Truckie D -- thanks for reading. The IIHS has linked to some source material and video at their site (http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr030111.html)
Did You Know... Many Semi Truck Underride Bars May Not Be Strong Enough To Protect Drivers?
Brett Emison | March 21, 2011 12:27 PMKansas City, MO
Nice post Brett, They looked at trailers -- did they look at container/chassis systems at all? Happily, the company I lease to runs Wabash trailers, as do most of the larger US trucking compani...
Did You Know... Many Semi Truck Underride Bars May Not Be Strong Enough To Protect Drivers?
Truckie D | March 21, 2011 12:06 PMKansas City, MO
Thanks for reading and commenting, Mark. I agree that professional drivers, like truck drivers, know more and need to take precautions that can save lives, especially when it is this easy. You ca...
Truckers Aren’t the Enemy
William Eadie | March 14, 2011 7:25 AMCleveland, OH
Bill: This is a Great Post! You are correct in your observation that truckers are not always the cause of an automobile/semi truck accident. Size does not necessarily determine fault; negligence d...
Truckers Aren’t the Enemy
Mark Bello | March 12, 2011 9:21 PMCleveland, OH
Great post. I like how you lay out the unsafe behaviors that, if avoided by car and truck drivers, will help keep people safer. I'd be interested in your feedback on my recent post, "Truckers Are...
Unsafe Acts Cause Commercial and Passenger Vehicle Accidents
William Eadie | March 10, 2011 3:41 PMFarmington Hills, MI
It might help if the video (dealing with side under-ride) were actually a "graphic demonstration" of the article which is talking about strengthening the rear DOT-bars. The video actually supports th...
Truck Safety Guards May Decapitate Drivers
Joel | March 07, 2011 4:58 PMFarmington Hills, MI
Great tips Miriam! Most people know they are scared of these big rigs, yet they still don't drive safely around them. Defensive driving is the key, but you have to have enough knowledge to know wha...
A Few Basic Rules to Follow When You're Driving Near Large Trucks
Jon Lewis | February 23, 2011 12:29 AMCentral Pennsylvania, PA
Brett, Actually, no. It is hard to imagine, because to get here, they either have to go to Canada or be put on an Ocean barge. Sorry, yes I can imagine it, and I agree there should be a bottom floor...
Did You Know... Hours of Service Regulations Keep Truck Drivers On Duty Too Long?
Tom in Alaska | February 22, 2011 7:23 PMKansas City, MO
You raise an interesting question. I'm not sure of an exception to the regulation, but perhaps one of our truck driver readers might have additional information. I, too, am a state's rights advoc...
Did You Know... Hours of Service Regulations Keep Truck Drivers On Duty Too Long?
Brett Emison | February 22, 2011 4:28 PMKansas City, MO
Brett, I understand where you are coming from, there are companies that only look at the bottom line and push employees for profit. So we should punish everyone because of a few businesses like that...
Did You Know... Hours of Service Regulations Keep Truck Drivers On Duty Too Long?
Tom in Alaska | February 22, 2011 4:23 PMKansas City, MO

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