Sharing the road with semitrailers can be a formidable task if you're traveling in a passenger vehicle. With so many people reducing their trips to the store this past year, shipping and deliveries have expanded to an unprecedented level. It's common to find that many...

Everyone knows driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is dangerous. What about driving tired? Often, truckers push on through the night to ensure they make it to their destination on time.  When the person behind the wheel of a semi drives tired, the...

One of the top pieces of advice that experts give to drivers is to give large trucks their space. All vehicles need space to allow for reaction times and to prevent accidents. The space that you give yourself on the road between you and other vehicles is a space...

If sharing Alabama’s roadways with commercial trucks makes you uneasy, your fears may be well-warranted. Many studies have shown that truck drivers report high rates of drug and alcohol abuse on the job, even though abusing alcohol or any number of drugs may have...

Injuries that individuals and families across Southern Alabama suffer in vehicle accidents involving trucks are often comparatively serious, even catastrophic. That is obvious, and immediately understandable to any driver who has even been remotely challenged by an...

Residents in Alabama know that they rely on the commercial transportation industry in many ways. From getting food onto grocery store shelves to transporting raw goods for manufacturing, agriculture or other needs, many reasons necessitate semi-trucks' presence on...

Any accident has the potential to be fatal, but if one of the vehicles involved is an 18-wheel semi truck, the chance for fatalities go up significantly. It is important that Alabama drivers understand how to avoid accidents with semi trucks. Driving safely means...

For those driving in a regular car on Alabama roads, an 18-wheeler vehicle represents a concern due to its size and weight. Accidents between large trucks and passenger vehicles or motorcycles often result in serious injuries or fatalities to the driver of the smaller...

There is no doubt that one of the most dangerous vehicles on the road is an 18-wheeler. Its size and weight make it incredibly hazardous to other vehicles. Because of this, the requirements to get a commercial driver’s license are a bit more involved than those to get...

Residents in Alabama who have ever been in their vehicles and come up next to a semi-truck or other big rig know how small and vulnerable they feel in that situation. The massive size and weight of these large commercial trucks can make any accident involving them be...