In 2010, 4690 U.S. workers died while on the job. Although this represents a 3% increase from 2009, both years continue an overall downward trend in workplace deaths.

When was the last time you took a close look at your tires? The tires are the only contact the vehicle has with the road.

Sharing the roads with large trucks is a real safety concern for those driving passenger cars. But one important point to remember is that a large tractor trailer or snow plow creates “blind spots” that limit the truck driver’s ability to see all ar...

As of January 3, 2012, the use of handheld cellular phones by most commercial vehicle operators is illegal under federal law. The ban applies to interstate carriers including large trucks and busses.

Since today is the first official day of winter it is time to think about winter driving challenges and the condition of our vehicles.

On Tuesday December 13, 2011, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended a nationwide ban on all portable electronic devices (PED’s) for all motorists. The NTSB came to its recommendation after investigating a multi-vehicle crash in Gray S...

It seems that folks are always asking questions about federal law concerning their truck, van, pickup, dump truck, or tractor trailer. There is a trailer load of regulations and guidelines from DOT, but also from OSHA, FMCSA, NHTSA, NTSB, and probabl...

It's often said that revenge is a dish best served cold. As the steady advance of spring brings us more warm days, Jack Frost has his revenge in the cold nights, bringing out the best in our northeastern roads. Pot holes seemingly big enough to swa...

Winter arrived in parts of the Northeast a few weeks earlier than the calendar says it should. Here's some advice our own Peter Koch posted last winter.

Twenty-five years ago I was a paramedic working for an ambulance service. Seat belt usage was somewhere around 25 percent. In other words, only one of four drivers used the belts. Being young and impressionable I was left with one lasting impressi...