If you have to change a tire on any drive tires, please make sure to put 2 steel rims together. If you put a steel and a aluminum rim together, make sure there is enough thread on studs to get lug nut on properly. Do not put 2 aluminum rims together. ...
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Posted 03/28/22 07:54:19 AM
Keeping Tools & Other Items out of Truck Cab
Please make sure truck cabs are clean and free of clutter and trash. Do not keep anything in the cab that could injury you in a crash or impact your ability to operate the vehicle safely. ...
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Posted 03/07/22 08:18:49 AM
Whether you are operating within a construction site or on city roads, it is important you have a good understanding of safe driving distance (sometimes referred to as a safe stopping distance). Within the construction site, vehicles and heavy equipment may need to operate closely to complete a task. Safe distances will vary from site to site and task to task, so please make sure you are adjusting per the situation at each site.
On public roads, safe...
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Posted 01/03/22 07:59:15 AM
I never saw him. He came out of nowhere.
I never saw him. He came out of nowhere.
The sad part about these statements is that in a way they are true. But the fact that they may be true doesn’t make them valid excuses for an accident happening. What it does mean is that the driver either didn’t know what to look for in the traffic stream or he was inattentive to what was going on -- or, what is usually more common, he looked right at the source of danger but didn’t SEE it.
How can you look right at something and not see it?&nbs...
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Posted 12/20/21 08:06:30 AM
Best Practices in Avoiding Injuries Outside of the Truck Cab
he employees in this occupation can experience many different injuries on the job. It is important to focus on not only the hazards faced while driving but the other hazards associated with this occupation as well.
There are more fatalities experienced in truck driving than in many other industries. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that 892 truckers died in traffic accidents on the job in 2019....
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Posted 12/13/21 07:45:46 AM