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With climate change becoming a more pressing issue every day, the federal government has issued a new set of standards for the trucking industry. These new standards will not only affect all new trucks built in the future, but will also require modifications to existing trucks to be completed over the next ten years. New…

When you or someone you love has been involved in a vehicle accident on the highway, the aftermath can be very disorienting. In the midst of fielding calls from your insurance company, assessing the damage to your vehicle and, of course, recovering from the physical and mental trauma inflicted by the accident, you may find…

You’ve seen the stickers while driving down the highway. Affixed to the back door of a tractor-trailer truck, a reflective diamond reads in large print: “How’s My Driving?” It’s a nice thought that professional truck drivers and their management companies would offer other motorists the chance to give feedback on their performance behind the wheel.…

You may have never heard of a “rear-impact guard” however you have likely stared at one without even knowing it. These metal frames located on the back of tractor trailers or “big rig” trucks hang down towards the ground. Their job is to prevent truck underride crashes. While they may make a convenient step for…

Atlanta offers a rich variety of recreation all year round, but no time of year puts our city’s wonderful diversity on display more than the 4th of July. Our nation’s independence day is the occasion for a vast array of celebrations, from splashy displays of patriotism to homegrown gatherings where communities share their best with…

If you drive with any frequency on America’s roads these days, you no doubt have become accustomed to sharing the asphalt with tractor-trailers. An estimated 3 million commercial trucks drive on our country’s roadways to move 9.2 billion tons of freight every year. While driving alongside a big rig is a commonplace event, it still…

Pedestrian Accidents: Safety Starts with You Most of the time the vast majority of us get around in one kind of motorized vehicle or another. Whether we are driving the truck to work, shuffling the kids around in a minivan, or gliding along in a slick coupe, four wheels and an engine is our go-to…

Getting behind the wheel when you’re sleep deprived is never a good idea. Research shows that even moderate tiredness can impair a driver as much as being legally intoxicated.Driving while fatigued can be especially dangerous for operators of big rigs and other oversized trucks. These vehicles can wreak an incredible amount of destruction when they…

It’s a topic that has inspired America for the past two centuries. Even our country’s greatest poets are eloquent on the subject. Robert Louis Stevenson wrote “I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” Walt Whitman agreed, “I take to the open road,…

Distracted driving has always been a danger on our roadways. From playing with the radio to horsing around in the car, there are all kinds of distractions that can take our eyes off the road just long enough to cause an accident. In recent years, distracted driving has become a more serious issue given how…