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Cell phone use as deadly as driving drunk?
05/26/2010

A new study released by the University of Utah found that driving while using a cell phone is as dangerous as driving while drunk. The study found that the distractions associated with cell phone use while operating a motor vehicle are as likely to cause an accident as being impaired by alcohol.

Would we allow truck drivers the option of driving while under the influence of alcohol? Would we say that personal privacy concerns trump road safety?

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New braking rules will save lives…but when?
11/03/2009

For years, truck safety advocates have known that substandard brakes on large trucks have allowed unsafe vehicles to plague our nation's highways. (One real-world test in Arkansas showed that as many as one in three semi-trucks had failing brake systems.)
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What is the most dangerous thing a truck driver can do?
07/31/2009

When it comes to assessing risk, we should ask ourselves, "What is the most dangerous thing a semi-truck driver can do?"

For many, such answers as "speeding", "driving while too tired", or "making reckless lane changes" come to mind. For sure, these are extremely dangerous, especially when we consider that too many trucking companies push their drivers to "make time" or turn a blind eye to excessive and dangerous overtime driving.
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A National Drug-Testing Database?
06/02/2009

Congratulations to U.S. Senator Mark Pryor (D-Arkansas) for submitting a bill to Congress to create a national drug-testing database. For professional truck drivers who fail a drug or alcohol test, the results will be posted on a national database and used as a reference for all trucking companies seeking to hire someone.

And congratulations to the trucking industry trade association for supporting Pryor's bill. Why does it take an act of Congress for trucking companies to share this vital public safety information or to take pro-active steps to make our roads safer?
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