In an investigative attempt to find the common causes of tractor trailer or eighteen wheeler accidents that all too often result in injury and even tragedy, national safety organizations have identified a prevailing causation. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), which works closely with the commercial trucking industry to track [...]
Since the 1930s, federal regulations have restricted the hours that a tractor trailer driver can work without rest or sleep. Today, these regulations are contained in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s hours of service rules (HOS). Truck drivers must follow the HOS regulations if they drive a commercial motor vehicle (CMV). In general, a CMV [...]
One of the biggest concerns for motorcyclists while traveling anywhere near a tractor trailer or commercial truck is the possibility that the truck driver will not see the motorcycle. The same could obviously be said of a person operating a four wheeled motor vehicle. The National Transportation Safety Board recently released a report asking the National Highway [...]
A recent article at TruckingInfo.com reports that four highway safety lobbies petitioned the NTSB to initiate a rule that would require forward collision avoidance and mitigation braking (F-CAM) systems on all new tractor trailers rated at 10,000 pounds or more. The lobbies argue that specific technology exists that would significantly reduce eighteen wheeler crashes if it were [...]