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Teen Driving Improvements Lead to Fewer Fatalities

Motor vehicle crashes are the number one leading cause of death among 15 to 20-year-olds. 16-year-olds have a higher crash rate than drivers of any other age and are three times more likely to die in a motor vehicle crash than the average of all drivers. The prevalence of these teen accidents has been attributed…

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How is CSA Making the Roads Safer?

What is CSA? Since the 1970s, the number of crashes involving commercial trucks have dropped significantly. However, in recent years the rates have leveled off. In response, the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA) launched an initiative called CSA, which stands for Compliance, Safety, Accountability in December 2010. CSA was designed to improve large truck safety thereby…

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Life-saving Brake Maintenance Ignored

It is a sad and unacceptable truth that the number one cause of truck accidents is easily preventable. According to a 2006 study by the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration, malfunctioning brakes cause more than a quarter of all truck accidents. The study found the accidents to be caused by All of these brake problems…

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Big Rig Safety Measures Lacking

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has performed crash tests and analyses that illustrates how underride guards on tractor-trailers can fail in fairly low-speed crashes. Rear underride guards on huge commercial trucks are very beneficial during car accidents that involve a passenger vehicle smashing into the back of the truck. A rear guard is placed at…

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Increase in Trucking Revenue, Investment in Trucking Safety?

Revenue in the trucking industry made quite a comeback in 2010, according to The Journal of Commerce’s list of the Top 50 Trucking Companies of 2010. The 50 largest trucking companies enjoyed a collective 9.4 percent rise in revenue from 2009. This upswing brought revenue for 2010 to $85.4 billion for those 50 companies alone. This increase…

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Greensboro, NC

The city of Greensboro is located in north central North Carolina and has a population of approximately 260,000 making it the third largest city in North Carolina. Greensboro is located in Guilford County. Greensboro is home to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Bennett College for Women, Greensboro…

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Who Picks Up the Check for the Proposed Motorcoach Safety Bill?

In light of early 2011 fatal bus crashes in New York, Ohio and New Jersey, proposed safety regulations on motorcoaches are gaining support. The Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act was introduced in 2007 on the heels of a motorcoach crash that killed five players on the Bluffton University baseball team; it picked up speed after a fatal crash…

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Truck Accidents in Savannah, Georgia

Recent tractor trailer accidents in Savannah, GA June 6, 2011 – Interstate 95 Ryan Shannon Breen Fortin, 27, of Edgewater, Florida was killed when  the moving van he was riding in collided with a tractor-trailer in Brunswick, Georgia. The driver of the tractor-trailer, Joseph Alston, 56, of Columbia, South Carolina was not injured. Both vehicles…

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