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Trucking company XPO recently recognized a truck driver for achieving a remarkable safety milestone.
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) closed a major bridge until further notice due to safety concerns.
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Study: Millennials Are The Nation’s Most Dangerous Drivers
A new study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that millennials are the most dangerous drivers on the road -- even more dangerous than...
Study: Truckers With Three Or More Medical Conditions Are More Likely To Crash
A new study suggests that for commercial truck drivers, having three or more medical conditions is linked to a significantly increased risk of crashing. The...
Study Ranks Best And Worst Drivers By State
A new study from an insurance site used over two million data points to rank American drivers from worst to best by state. The study...
AAA Says Road Debris Causes Tens Of Thousands Of Crashes Every Year
A study released yesterday by the American Automobile Association highlights the danger that road debris poses on U.S. highways. The study looked at data from 2011...
Study: 20% Of Crashes Caused By Sleepy Drivers
A study released on Monday says that drowsy driving is responsible for one in every five crashes and that it killed almost 5,000 people...
Texas Sets Up Hotline To Get Truck Driver Feedback On I-30 Corridor
Because of the volume of truck traffic traveling through the I-30 corridor in eastern and northeaster Texas, transportation officials have set up a hotline...
Study: Untreated Sleep Apnea Dramatically Increases Crash Rate
A study released today shows that untreated sleep apnea is linked to a dramatic increase in serious preventable crashes.
Untreated Sleep Apnea Increases Crash Risk By...
Study: Bad Drivers Are Less Attractive To Women
Yet another reason not to text and drive -- a new study from the U.K.'s Institute of Advanced Motorists found that woman find bad drivers less attractive as romantic partners.
Family Separation Study
The goal of the study is to help design prevention-oriented programs to assist families in advance of these often stressful periods of separation.
Study Finds That Driving Dehydrated Is Comparable To Driving Drunk
A new study from the journal Physiology & Behavior says that dehydrated drivers make approximately of the same number of driving errors as drivers with...
HOS Changes Resulted In ‘Statistically Significant Increase In Truck Crashes’
"After many years of crash decreases, everyone knows our industry has experienced an uptick in crashes," said Dean Newell, Vice President, Safety of Maverick USA, Inc. and a member of ATRI's Research Advisory Committee. "This latest analysis from ATRI validates both changes in operations and crash risk that seem to be associated with the restart rule. Regulations should serve to improve safety, not create additional safety risks."
ATA: Truck Crash Rate Down 1.6%
The fatality rate has dropped 39.2% over the last decade, the ATA says, and the injury rate has dropped 34.2%.
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