Category: After the Crash

Zach Cahalan: Don’t assume that things are safe in the large trucking industry. There’s no reason to think that. Whether you’re someone who’s already suffered a tragedy in this space, you know someone who has—you could be the person in the wrong place at the wrong time the next time…

David Myers: When you get involved in crash, especially with a commercial motor vehicle, there’s a lot involved. So, you need to react quickly, and you can bet that the insurance companies will be notified immediately if one of their drivers is involved in a crash. And they will send…

Akeem Hicks: I would say construction zones are the most dangerous place on the interstate. Including cars, I think everybody should slow down. Everybody should really respect the construction area because the road, it’ll be uneven. But imagine if you feel a pull in your car, it’s like double or…

We’ve all heard cautionary tales about drunk driving. It’s dangerous, deadly and devastating. Though we know the risks, many of us will drive while intoxicated at least once in our lives. Every day, people have a few drinks and decide to drive. Statistics show that drunk driving kills one person…

In 2021, across the state of Indiana, 167 people lost their lives in crashes involving large trucks. That number was up 49% from the benchmark recorded 10 years earlier in 2012, according to the Institute for Safer Trucking. In a previous blog post, I discussed the nationwide increase in large…

Cutting corners kills. Thousands of people die each year when trucking companies fail to ensure that their drivers are fit to work. In an industry where hypertension, obesity and sleep disorders are rampant, too many drivers slip under the radar. Undiagnosed sleep apnea affects commercial motor vehicle operators across the…