How many times have you been driving on a highway and the large truck in front of you slowly crosses the yellow line and then, with a jerk, the driver corrects himself and pulls the truck over to the right. That happened to me just two days ago on my way to New Mexico on I25 in Colorado. It can happen anywhere, anytime.
The annual report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that “fatal highway incidents remained the most frequent type of fatal workplace event, accounting for one in every four fatalities nationally in 2005” the latest year they have the figures. Fatal highway incidents rose by 2 percent in 2005, accounting for 1,428 worker deaths.
ONE IN FOUR!
Since 2002 thru 2005 there has been a nearly 25% increase in fatal and non fatal crashes
to 144,742 and the trend continues upward.
All manner of goods from produce to pool tables from tires to textiles are moved around the country by means of the trucking industry. Truckers moreover are the salt of the earth.
Truck drivers, men and women , across the country are a vital cog in the wheel of the economy. Interstate and intrastate commerce largely...
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