GalleryAny time a truck is involved in a crash, operations are impacted. A run-under crash occurs when a vehicle drives under a trailer unit; although these types of crashes are among the easiest to […]
Preventing Lane Change Collisions
Lane change crashes are considered a critical type of collision due to the fact that they typically cause significant injuries or fatalities to the people involved, which may come from a combination of commercial […]
GalleryPreventing Rear-End Collisions
According to Great West Casualty Company, there are four types of critical crashes: run-under crashes (which we covered in a post at the end of 2013), lane change crashes, loss of control crashes, and […]
How to Prevent Lane Change Crashes, With a Pop Quiz!
This is the last installment of our critical crash prevention series. It follows the previously covered posts on loss of control crashes, run-under crashes, and rear-end crashes. As a reminder, these three types of […]
How to Prevent Loss of Control Crashes, With a Pop Quiz!
This is the third installment in our critical crash prevention series. We have already covered how to prevent run-under crashes and rear-end crashes, and all are determined to be “critical” because they typically cause […]
GalleryHow to Prevent Rear-End Crashes, with a Pop Quiz!
According to Great West Casualty Company, there are four types of critical crashes: run-under crashes (which we covered in a post at the end of 2013), lane change crashes, loss of control crashes, and […]
Facts on Decision Driving
Driving a CMV requires full concentration and attention and there are many decision making processes going on simultaneously. Time and motion studies have discovered that on average, a driver will make 160 driving decisions/mile. […]
GalleryHow to Prevent Run-Under Crashes, complete with a Pop-Quiz!
Any time a truck is involved in a crash, operations are impacted. A run-under crash occurs when a vehicle drives under a trailer unit; although these types of crashes are among the easiest to […]
Reducing Highway Speed: The Issues, Solutions and Benefits You Need to Know
Did you know that reducing your highway speed by 5 MPH can cut fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions by about 7% while extending the life of your truck’s engine, tires and brakes? Let’s […]
Tips on Driver Conduct at Crash Scenes
Great West Casualty Company is one of the leaders in truck insurance in the United States. In a recently published article by GWCC, they underline some key guidelines for truck drivers to follow if […]
