For transport and logistics companies, loading several cargoes in trucks, even beyond the allowed weight, may be efficient for their business since it means fewer trips for them. Unfortunately, this practice can lead to serious consequences, the top one being road...
A truck accident may literally and figuratively catapult you into a lethal situation. According to recent data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, of 39,508 motor vehicle crashes in 2021, there were 42,939 fatalities. Per 100,000 population, Mississippi’s...
Fortunately, not all motor vehicle accidents lead to serious injuries. Some crashes are minor fender benders that occur when two vehicles traveling at relatively low speeds collide. Lower traveling speeds mean less momentum than high-speed crashes, thus reducing the...
When looking at truck accidents, you’ll find a portion of them every year that qualify as underride accidents. This is when a car or a small vehicle collides with the truck’s trailer in such a way that it can fit at least partially underneath the trailer. In fact, if...
Tanker trucks are seen on interstates around the country each day. These very large trucks transport gasoline, milk, and other liquids. The truckers who drive them have some very special considerations to think about when they’re on the road. Truckers must put safety...
The holidays come with fancy meals and gift-giving traditions, which cause increased risk while you are out on the road. In addition to drunk drivers and winter weather, there will also be more commercial traffic. People ordering gifts directly to their houses forces...
The safety concerns associated with big commercial trucks are different than those that come from smaller vehicles. Big trucks take longer to speed up and stop. They perform awkward maneuvers and wide turns. Commercial trucks can also cause unique kinds of crashes...
Driving a large truck is a special responsibility since the greater weight and mass of a commercial truck can cause a devastating auto accident. You may wonder if trucking companies have made headway in diminishing the number of fatal truck crashes that occur on...
Particularly for newer drivers, sharing the road with commercial vehicles is intimidating. Commercial vehicles handle differently and have more mass than traditional passenger vehicles. While the operators of commercial vehicles have a large amount of responsibility...
It may be easy for people in Mississippi to feel intimidated by the many large semi-trucks and tractor-trailers they see on the roads. Yet whatever they might feel is often tempered by the assumption that those driving these massive vehicles are highly skilled and...
