The National Highway Transportation Safety Board has recently published statistics that show that over 400,000 Highway accidents involving trucks take place due to tipping over in the U.S. In regards to truck accidents, the report continues to state that a person is injured or killed every 16 seconds as a result. The contributing factor behind these unfortunate events is the improper loading of a truck at the terminal. Unless the driver exceeds a particular speed threshold, any given truck should (read more)
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03
Oct
2011
The Proper Way To Load A Truck
02
Aug
2011
Driver Killed in I-215 Car Accident
Media sources reported that a 50-year-old man died when his vehicle overturned on an Interstate 215 off-ramp near Perris Monday morning. California Highway Patrol Officials allege that the man was driving his maroon 1998 Chevrolet 1500 pickup on the interstate off-ramp that connects the southbound lanes of Interstate 215 with the eastbound lanes of Highway 74 when, for unknown reasons, he veered to the left, struck the sidewall and overturned. The man was ejected from the truck onto the roadway (read more)
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11
May
2011
Boy Dies in Bicycle Accident near Glen Ellen
News sources report that a boy was killed Tuesday near Glen Ellen when his bicycle was hit by a truck driven by his uncle. The four-year-old boy had been riding his bicycle behind the pickup operated by his uncle as the two traveled along a dirt and gravel driveway, but then began to overtake the truck as they went down a slight downhill grade. According to California Highway Patrol reports, around 12:25 p.m. the bicycle veered to the left and (read more)
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27
Jul
2010
Man Dies in California Truck Rollover Accident
Truck rollover accident on 60 freeway near Riverside, California leaves one man and another hospitalized with injuries. CHP investigating accident.
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27
Jul
2010
San Diego Truck Accident Claims Teenagers Life
15 year old girl dies in truck rollover accident on 8 freeway neat San Diego. Mother driving truck hospitalized with injuries from accident.
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