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Motor vehicle crashes and falls remained the leading causes of preventable death on the job in 2018, as preventable and unintentional workplace deaths continue their rise in recent years, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor.
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The Truck Writers of North America (TWNA), a professional organization dedicated to producing trucking industry information, has donated most of its remaining funds to truckersfinalmile, a charitable organization that offers assistance to North American truck drivers.
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Large truck drivers killed in fatal crashes rarely have high blood alcohol concentrations (BACs).
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A lineman for the Palo Alto Utilities Department in California was working alone in the bucket of the truck at the time of the incident.
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Large truck crashes by operation classification have continued to increase from 2012 to 2016.
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As red light camera programs in communities across the nation have declined, deaths in red-light-running crashes increased from 696 in 2012 to 811 in 2016 — representing a 17% increase according to an Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) analysis.
Read More →Hydro One, one of the largest electric utilities in Canada, grounded its helicopter fleet after four workers crashed while completing work on a transmission tower. Helicopters will remain grounded until the cause of the crash is determined.
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A KTI Utility Construction employee was preparing a worksite for utility pole installation when his bucket truck came in contact with the energized transmission line.
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The Penn Power employee was inside of the truck's elevated bucket when it became unstable and turned on its side.
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A new study from IIHS finds that implementing a red-light camera program results in 21% fewer fatal red-light-running crashes per capita.
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