Fatigued Truck Driving Major Cause of Truck Accidents by Dan Ramsdell, National Director
Dan Ramsdell, the National Director of The Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America talks about grim truck accident ...
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Three Injured in San Diego Truck Accident |
Three people were injured in a San Diego car accident involving a semi truck. According to a San Diego 6 news report, the truck accident occurred on the southbound Interstate 15 near Carroll Canyon Road in San Diego on May 3, 2011. California Highway Patrol officials say a 40-foot trailer lost its rear wheels and crashed into three vehicles. Three people sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the car accident. An investigation is ongoing.
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Bill ignites war of words over trucking safety However, the Truck Safety Coalition released statistics showing that 4000 people are still killed each year and 100000 more are injured in truck crashes, according to Joan Claybrook, chairwoman of the Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways. |
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After losing son, grandchildren in M-40 crash, man has reason to hope for road ... We felt another (accident) was going to happen,” Boeve said. On Jan. 15, 2007, Boeve's son, Curt, his 13-year-old grandson, Zachary and 4-year-old granddaughter, Emma, were killed when their minivan collided with a semi truck that had pulled onto the |
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Volvo Trucks tackles blind-side accident scenarios If we are to truly succeed in reducing accident statistics, it is also necessary for the general public to have an increased understanding of how trucks work in traffic. We generally say 'Keep away from the truck's passenger side'. |
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Injuries Among Older Workers on the Rise: CDC Most of these accidents involved truckers killed in semi-truck accidents, including jackknifing. The majority of the fatalities were among people who worked in transportation, warehousing and utilities. The second highest rate of deaths were among |
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Deadly accident spurs calls to make K-10 safer By George Diepenbrock These graphs compare statistics for accidents, fatalities, injuries and property damage on Kansas Highway 10 and Interstate 70 between Kansas City and Lawrence. The statistics for I-70 are from the East Lawrence exit to I-435. |
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SATURDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- One in 10 American truck drivers, train conductors, airline pilots and other transportation workers may be dangerously sleep-deprived, a new survey suggests.
Many said they feel drowsy while working, and some worry that their fatigue poses a threat to commuter safety, the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) poll found.
As many as 11 percent of these employees work while sleepy, compared to 7 percent of non-transportation workers.
"It is exciting that we are finally able to see the statistics and hopefully do something to improve the situations for our transportation workers," sleep medicine expert Joyce Walsleben said.
Walsleben, who is an associate professor of medicine at the NYU School of Medicine in New York City, added that many transportation workers "are forced to work horrendous schedules, which puts us all in jeopardy. Too many societal tragedies have already occurred because of sleepiness."
The survey was conducted this year and is the first of its kind, the NSF said. It involved nearly 1,100 pilots, truck drivers, train engineers and conductors, and bus, taxi and limousine drivers (all over the age of 25), as well as non-transportation workers for a point of comparison.
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