Driving commercial or owner operator trucks are a challenge given their large size, weight, lengthy braking distances, blind spots, and limited maneuverability. However, operating a dump truck presents a unique set of challenges. As you may have guessed, they have to do with its dump bed. Improper operation of the dump bed can cause serious injury or death. There are two broad categories of dump […]
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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 […]
Commercial or Owner Operator Truck Driver: Lowering Your High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is often referred to as the silent killer because it usually doesn’t have any noticeable symptoms. You will simply go on with life as normal until the damage it does to your blood vessels and organs starts affecting your health. What kind of damage is this? Heart disease Heart failure Stroke Eye damage Kidney disease Brain damage Aneurysms The reason for this […]
How the Commercial or Owner Operator Trucker Can Avoid Pileups in Bad Weather
Pileups can happen for a variety of reasons. However, the risk is especially acute when the weather causes poor visibility such as a thick fog, or blinding snow, and when snow or ice make the roads slippery. As providers of commercial or owner operator truck insurance in Tennessee, we recommend using these tips for avoiding a pileup in bad weather: Slow down. Whether the visibility […]
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 […]
Four Reasons People Choose to Be Commercial or Owner Operator Truck Drivers
There is a large unmet demand for truck drivers today. The transportation sector of the American economy is on the rise and many drivers in the work force are retiring. This means the trucking industry needs to fill a growing driver shortage and is willing to pay higher salaries. For the person looking for work, this is a unique opportunity. However, not everyone is a good […]
Commercial or Owner Operator Truck Insurance Provider Asks That You Watch Your Speed
Most automobile drivers have a casual attitude about exceeding the speed limit and this is very evident on our highways where cars doing the speed limit are the slowest vehicles on the road. The only thing wrong about speeding for most motorists is that they can get fined and will pay higher insurance premiums. What they don’t understand is the reason for having speed limits […]
Commercial or Owner Operator Truck Insurance Tennessee: Coping with Highway Hypnosis
You are driving along in your commercial or owner operator truck and you suddenly realize you’re in another state and can’t recall crossing the state-line. As far as you know, you should be 100 miles from the border and yet here you are. If this or something similar has happened to you, then you’ve experienced highway hypnosis or white line fever. This is a trance […]
First Impressions Are Important in a DOT Inspection for the Commercial or Owner Operator Truck Driver
A first time DOT inspection is sometimes a nerve-wracking experience but if you are complying with the rules that regulate the commercial trucking industry, then there is nothing to worry about. However, a good first impression can mean the difference between the inspector waving you on or conducting a full inspection. The choice is made at the inspector’s discretion. His job is getting unsafe rigs […]
4 Trucking Etiquette Practices for the New Commercial or Owner Operator Truck Driver
Holding the door open for the person behind you or not cutting in line at a store checkout are common courtesies that people extend to one another in public places. Likewise, the trucking industry has its own set of unwritten rules that commercial or owner operator truck drivers extend to one another on the road. Many of these courtesies are more than simple politeness, they […]