A rundown of trucking-related arrests, convictions, and crime news from February 2018. February 1, 2018 A truck driver intentionally damaged the famed Nazca Lines – a 2,000-year-old World Heritage Site that consists of a series of massive, complex geoglyphs carved into the desert floor. The truck driver, Jainer Jesús Flores Vigo, was arrested after …
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Trucker Safety Goes Beyond Crash Prevention
Trucking is a dangerous industry. Tractor-trailer drivers have the highest number of nonfatal injuries and illnesses that require days off from work across all occupations. Many people think that trucker safety is only about preventing crashes. But there are other dangers that are mostly invisible. Ergonomics No one thinks of a truck cab as …
4 Ways to Prevent Cargo Theft
As of 2015, there had been 628 reports of cargo theft in the United States. This accounts for an astonishing $27.87 Million in stolen value. For this reason, many transportation business owners have an interest in preventing cargo theft to increase their revenues. The following list provides useful strategies which would reduce the amount of …