Truck driver fatigue is a serious safety concern on our nation’s roads. To combat truck driver fatigue, truck drivers are allowed to drive for a maximum of 11 hours per day and must take a mandatory 30-minute break after 8 hours of driving. The FMCSA sets and enforces these rules and regulations, and truck drivers are obligated to follow them. Unfortunately, this does…
If you live in Colorado anywhere between Glenwood Springs and Aspen, you probably already know how dangerous Highway 82 is. In fact, this stretch of highway is one of the most dangerous highways in the state. As such, troopers with the Colorado State Patrol are going into 2022 with one goal: to prevent deaths, injuries, and mayhem on this 45-mile stretch of Highway…
Let’s face it. There are rude drivers in every single state across the country. However, recently New 99.1 Country radio station in Colorado wanted to know where they could find the rudest drivers in the state. Listeners responded and found out that many of them agreed on some of the rudest places in Colorado. Where are the rudest drivers located? According to listeners,…
According to the NHTSA, 87 fatal accidents involving a semi-truck occurred in the state of Colorado during 2017. Those truck crash fatalities represented almost 10 percent of all fatal accidents in the state of Colorado. Unfortunately, due to the sheer size difference between a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle, the odds of those in the smaller vehicle being killed in a semi-truck crash…
The FMCSA mandate concerning electronic log books was first published in December 2015, with the first compliance deadline two years later, in December 2017. This electronic logbook mandate applies to more than three million truck drivers, and there has been serious opposition to the new rule, predictably from the trucking industry. An electronic logbook, also known as an electronic logging device, or ELD,…
Attorneys that are representing victims of trucking accidents often face considerable challenges when proving negligence. One of those challenges is collecting valuable evidence before it is lost or accidentally destroyed by the trucking company. One of the most critical pieces of that evidence is the Electronic Control Module (ECM) or the “black box”, and that is why preserving the black box after a…
The world’s first officially recognized self-driving semi-truck was launched in May 2015. It is called the Freightliner Inspiration, a high tech version of the Daimler 18-wheeler sold all over the world. According to the company, the Freightliner will change truck driving forever by reducing long-haul semi-truck crashes, creating safer roads, and decreasing the overall cost of shipping. The Daimler creation is an autonomous vehicle with…
U.S. regulatory officials are turning their focus on the health habits of truck drivers in the wake of a recent study showing that untreated obstructed sleep apnea (OSA) puts drivers at a five times greater risk of crashes than drivers without the disorder. With an estimated 15.5 million trucks operating in the U.S., it’s easy to understand how a connection between trucking accidents and…
According to the Department of Transportation, there is a 23 percent increase in holiday travel during the month of December, both among truckers and other travelers. FedEx says it will ship a record 317 million packages between Black Friday and Christmas Eve—an increase of 12.4 percent from 2014. While the holidays are joyous and full of excitement, holidays can also be stressful times….
Like it or not, sharing the road with big rigs and large trucks is a necessary part of driving in the U.S. As drivers of passenger vehicles and motorcycles, we must all realize that there is a significant size and weight discrepancy between our vehicle and a semi-truck. In fact, a fully loaded big rig can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds compared…
