Two employees from Medina Electric Cooperative (MEC), a not-for-profit electric cooperative corporation serving South Texas, were involved in a bucket truck accident at a railroad crossing on July 25.
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Two 34-year-old linemen in Bourne, Mass., died April 12 after a tragic accident in which a crane truck tipped over while the men were working at the end of its boom. The accident is being investigated by OSHA.
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Recent accidents involving utility vehicles include an AT&T truck rear-ending a family of five, a Georgia Power truck that flipped over after being hit at an intersection, and an Xfinity truck that crashed into a front-end loader tractor.
Read More →In the ultimate goal of the elimination of all accidents or crashes, where should the focus lie: the driver, the vehicle, or both?
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A 17-year-old girl in Texas was hospitalized in critical condition last week after the vehicle she was riding in collided with an Oncor utility truck.
Read More →Reported accidents involving utility company drivers has been a trend in recent headlines, with the latest occurrences in Oregon and Georgia.
Read More →A new analysis by CarInsurance.com reveals that the familiar two-car accident made up less than half of all incidents reported by the more than 42,000 car insurance shoppers surveyed.
Read More →Obese truckers, during their first two years on the road, are 43-55% more likely to be involved in a crash when compared against those truckers with a normal body mass index (BMI), according to the study.
Read More →Road fatalities dropped 26% from 2005 to 2011 but are up 8% over the first seven months of this year, based on estimates from the National Safety Council, reported Michael Sivak, research professor at the U-M Transportation Research Institute.
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The site includes two principal sections, 'Accident Assistance' and 'Collision 101,' as well as a 'Body Shop Locator.'
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