Trucking company insurance rates may face a hike

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) wants to raise the minimum level of liability insurance for trucking companies. The potential change has raised the ire of the Owner Operator

These days, if the inebriated person will allow it, others will take away his or her keys to prevent the person from driving. In the future, that may not be

Collisions involving a big rig are not handled as standard car accidents are. In the minutes after a crash, the driver involved will usually contact his or her employer. A

As a state, Texas has one of the highest rates of recorded drinking and driving. For years, law enforcement and the Texas justice system have been trying to do something

More than three million truckers travel U.S. highways every day. Many people drive to work each day alongside a big rig. The situation is cause for caution, particularly considering highway

Four years ago, a big-rig trucker parked his 18-wheeler in an emergency lane on a southern California highway. A driver in an SUV crashed into the truck, killing three people.

To drive with safety in mind, focus on observing everything around you. Any distraction — from texting or adjusting a GPS device to handling obstreperous kids — increases the risk

Mobile technology has haunted roadways since the introduction of the cellphone in 1973. Though they are designed to help people live more connected lives, cellphones, smartphones, and other e-technology have

Each time Texas police pulls over a suspected drunk driver, they wonder if DUI/DWI education is working. Every day, victims of drunk drivers wonder the same. The fatality rate on

Many people do not realize that football players, and other athletes in various contact sports are not the only people to sustain head/brain injuries. In fact, may assistant coaches and