In a previous article I talked about the top hazards that supervisors and workers need to watch out for on construction sites. Today I’m going to take a look at the top hazards faced by commercial truck drivers. The injury rates for tractor-trailer and small-delivery-truck drivers are higher than the national average across all occupations. …
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Self-Driving Vehicles: Rise Of The Machines
Last year we wrote about self-driving vehicles in the distribution industry. Since then the technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. Autonomous vehicles of all kinds are now sharing the roads with us. And the odds that you’ll pass one during your daily commute are rising all the time. But what about the news reports we’ve …
Reducing Dangers of Road Construction Work Zones
As summer road construction projects get into full swing it is important to understand how to keep construction workers and drivers safe. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, as of 2015, there have been 96,626 crashes in work zones. This shows a lack of attention to safety in work zones. In order to reduce …