Forklifts are large, powerful, and heavy machines. Unlike pallet jacks, they are capable of causing serious damage to your trailer. They may even cause serious injury or death. Although forklift operation is the customer’s responsibility, your trailer must be capable of handling them, and you should watch the operation closely; ready to intervene when you see unsafe practices. If you’re a commercial or owner operator […]
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Commercial or Owner Operator Truck Driving Tips in Texas: Dust Storm Safety
Dust storms are low-occurrence but high risk weather events. Their main danger to commercial or owner operator trucks is sudden visibility loss. Unlike fog, which has a fairly consistent visibility distance, the visibility in a dust storm can change from minute to minute. A quarter-mile visibility can suddenly drop to zero. When vehicles attempt to drive through dust by following the tail lights of the […]
Six Tips for Commercial or Owner Operator Trucks on Sharing the Road with Motorcycles
In any two vehicle collision, the smallest vehicle sustains the most damage. The occupants also have a higher injury and fatality risk. This means that the motorcyclist always loses in collisions with other types of vehicles. In addition, their two wheels make them less stable on damaged or wet pavement. Their lack of a protective cage, seat belts, and airbags mean that they rarely survive […]
Four Tips for the Commercial or Owner Operator Truck Driver on Staying Awake
The best way for the commercial or owner operator truck driver to stay awake on the road is being well rested. Yes, that isn’t much of a tip, but no amount of tips or tricks can get you around your body’s basic needs. Do what you must to ensure that those 7 or 8 hours in the sack are spent asleep instead of tossing and […]
How to Improve the Fuel Efficiency of Your Commercial or Owner Operator Truck
There is no single silver bullet for increasing the fuel efficiency of your commercial or owner operator truck. That’s because many things affect gas mileage such as vehicle maintenance, vehicle age, weather, truck route, driving habits, load weight, and aerodynamics. Increasing fuel efficiency not only saves money, it generally improves safety, and is good for the environment. As providers of commercial or owner operator truck […]
Texas Commercial or Owner Operator Truck Insurance: Four Tips for Avoiding Train Collisions
Unlike road intersections that are almost always busy with traffic, railroad crossings are often clear of train traffic. This can make the commercial or owner operator truck driver complacent about its dangers. Although the risk of a train/truck collision is less at railroad crossings than car/truck collisions are at intersections, the consequences of a train collision are catastrophic. Unlike vehicles on the road, the train […]
How the Commercial or Owner Operator Truck Driver Can Avoid Low Clearance Collisions
It has always been a problem and it still is: trucks getting wedged or clipped by low clearance overpasses and bridges. Some bridges are hit so many times that they’re often referred to as “can openers.” Why does this keep happening? There are many reasons for low clearance collisions such as driver inexperience, distraction, fatigue, or a momentary lapse in focus that causes the commercial […]
Texas Commercial or Owner Operator Truck Insurance: Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists
You are a hard-working tow truck, commercial or owner operator truck driver with insurance and an excellent driving record in Texas. However, even professionals such as yourself get into accidents, often the fault of another motorist. Defensive driving skills will only help so much because you can’t control what other drivers do. In addition, many motorists on the road are either uninsured or underinsured. An […]
Commercial or Owner Operator Truck Insurance Provider Explains Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea is a condition where your breathing momentarily stops for a few seconds or longer while sleeping. These pauses in breathing can occur every minute or two throughout the night. This causes a buildup of carbon dioxide in your bloodstream that interrupts your sleep. The interruptions prevent quality sleep and leaves you feeling tired and sleepy during your waking hours. This is not a […]
Space Management Rule of Thumb for the Commercial or Owner Operator Truck Driver
Of the different road spaces around your truck, the space in front of you is the most important. If you ever get into an accident, it will likely be with something in your direction of travel. While it’s true that you want to maintain empty space to the sides of your rig whenever possible, you must always allow plenty of empty road space in front. […]