Have you been in a trucking accident? Let our personal injury attorneys help you. Truck drivers are professionals who have been provided specialized training to follow regulations that establish driving their large vehicles across the country, including Texas. However, it is an unfortunate truth that sometimes these companies put their bottom line ahead of public safety and the people of Texas and across the country pay for it. Due to the congested areas in Dallas, Houston, and surrounding urban
accident can be very serious if not catastrophic. To make matters worse, even the most careful truck drivers aren't guaranteed that they won't have an accident at some point in their careers. The reason is that any one of the motor vehicles on the road can do something unexpected that leaves the truck driver with no way out. However, one defense against this is learning how to read the intentions of other drivers. This gives you a heads up on the possible dangerous maneuvers of the traffic around you
lives. Truck drivers are hard working and some of the friendliest people you can encounter while on the road. They are misunderstood and deserve to be understood by all who
and keep working too, then you may want to think about becoming a truck driver. Depending on the job you get, you could travel all over your state or all across the country. It's a great way to see the landscape of America from your window as you roll along the interstate system. Here are a few things you should know. State Requirements Vary Each state has its own requirements as far as educational hours and testing for a truck driver's license goes. However, they must all comply with the federal
between states, commercial truck drivers have to have vehicles that can carry massive amounts of products. Unfortunately, these trucks are not held to the same standard as personal trucks. Weak federal regulations and profit-driven manufacturers put profits over safety for truck drivers. As a result, commercial vehicles do not have the same safety requirements as personal vehicles. A large commercial truck can easily weigh 20 times as much as a passenger car. If a commercial truck crashes into a small
face with self-driving truck is the destruction of local economy that is dependent on truck drivers. There are a lot of businesses that are just building around the needs of the truck drivers. According to American Trucking Association there are approximately 3.5 million professional truck drivers in the United States. Those truck drivers drive all over the United States and they do stop regularly on stop truck to eat or rest. Not only the employment of regular truck drivers will be less but also
The cautions of being a truck driver You may think there’s not many dangers in truck driving but there is many dangers as a truck driver long ago there was a kid about 15 years of age his name was Jake his father had become a truck driver and was not home very often his dads name was john his son always worried about him he was also married to a beautiful lady her name was Isabella she worried just as much as her son did about her husband her husband Jake was experienced but anything can happen
My Career choices: OTR CDL Truck driver When I graduate I want to go to school to get my CDL so I can be an Otr CDL Truck driver and also be a senior computer engineer. The salary of an Otr Cdl truck driver is $82,000.Commercial truck drivers operate tractor-trailers and other large vehicles to transport cargo over various distances. While some may work in a local area making deliveries to businesses and residences, others may travel long distances or carry non-traditional
If you are thinking about buying a pickup truck, you might be thinking about buying used so that you can score a lower price. This can make a lot of sense, but so far, you might not have been happy about the way that some of the used trucks that you have found for sale have looked. The truth is that a lot of people use their pickup trucks for hauling things and working, so they can get "beat up" a little more than used cars can. If the vehicle is in good running condition and does not have any mechanical
One of the tasks that every truck driver must complete in their pre-trip inspection is measuring the pressure on each of the tires. This is important for several reasons including, safer operation, improved fuel efficiency and longer tire life. When it's particularly cold, windy and wet out, however, truckers may be tempted to skip this step, or only measure the pressure in the outside tires. While it's understandable that they don't want to be out in the cold any longer than necessary, this is a