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Trucks.com reports that the United States has more than three times as many traffic fatalities per capita than Sweden or the United Kingdom. In fact, the U.S. has nearly the highest number of traffic fatalities of any high-income nation. Why is this? Research suggests that improvements in roadway maintenance and infrastructure can reduce the number...

Los accidentes de camiones matan a miles de estadounidenses cada año, cientos de ellos ocurren en Texas. Según el Instituto de Seguros para la Seguridad en las Carreteras, los accidentes de camiones fatales alcanzaron su nivel más bajo en 2009. Sin embargo, a medida que la economía se fue recuperando y los estadounidenses volvían a...

Truck accidents kill thousands of Americans every year, hundreds of those in Texas. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, fatal truck accidents hit a record low in 2009. However, as the economy recovered and Americans hit the road again, these numbers began to climb once more. Truck accident fatalities in Laredo and nationally...

Advocates for reducing the risk of trucking accidents in Texas are hailing a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to decline review of a petition against a new federal mandate requiring electronic log devices on all large trucks. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association asked the court to consider its argument against the mandate, which is...

Un reciente juicio sobre un accidente de camión alegó que un transportista comercial de Dallas y su conductor de un camión de 18 ruedas fueron negligentes después de un accidente que se informa fue causado cuando el conductor se quedó dormido y chocó por atrás a un coche de pasajeros. Esto ocasionó lesiones graves a...

A three-vehicle truck accident in Laredo recently killed four people. Authorities told NBC-8 the semi-truck driver rear-ended a pickup truck traveling northbound on Highway 359. The impact of that collision sent the truck into the opposing lane, where it was struck by another vehicle on the passenger side. The crash signals part of a greater...

Many drivers report feeling frustration while they are on the road. Too many motorists act on this anger and give in to these emotions by driving in unsafe and aggressive ways. When drivers do this, they can cause an accident and injure themselves or injure others. Victims who are seriously hurt by an aggressive driver, or...

Concerns about trucker drug use have long been a pressing issue within the industry. In 2013, for example, Reuters reported on troubling studies demonstrating a significant number of truckers were using marijuana, cocaine, alcohol, amphetamines, and other intoxicating substances. As many as 20 percent of truckers had admitted to marijuana use, according to Reuters, while...

If you are driving or walking and are sharing the road with a truck, you might assume that the truck has loaded its cargo safely and followed federal rules for securing the cargo. If the trucker failed to obey the regulations designed to keep motorists safe from crashes caused by cargo problems, you face a...

The bulk of all freight in America is transported from place to place by truck. There are, however, not enough qualified truck drivers to move everything that needs to be moved. Trucks.com reports that the trucking industry is facing an unprecedented crisis in staffing which could have a profound impact on the economy and consumer...