According to the American Trucking Associations (ATA), the turnover rate for large trucking fleets decreased by 11 percentage points between the second and third quarter of 2018, dropping from 98 to 87 percent. ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello partially attributes this decrease in turnover rate…
In today’s show, Jake Nelson, AAA’s Director of Traffic Safety Advocacy & Research, offers insight on a study titled “Medication Use in Older Drivers”.
On Jan. 23, a Tennessee crash injured one student and a bus driver after a school bus collided with an SUV at an intersection. While there were no fatalities, this is not always the case, with one example being the heartbreaking November 2016 school bus…
Many people are guilty of projecting the stress of their daily lives onto other drivers on the road. Even so, it is important to keep in mind that minor road rage incidents can quickly escalate into dangerous or life-threatening situations for everyone involved. Multiple noteworthy…
There has been an increase in the last five years of the public recognition of one of the conditions affecting football players across the country who have had multiple concussions. There has even been discovery that the football industry knew these men were facing a…
When is it time to take away the Royal keys? Well, this is awkward. A spry 97-year-old crashes into another car, injuring its occupants, but all the talk is not concern for their welfare but rather observations about the nonagenarian’s desire to remain independent —…
After 13 long years of being stymied by legislators with ties to the NY State Catholic Conference, sexual abuse survivors and their advocates are praising the passage of the 2019 Child Victims Act which gives survivors a one-year window to file a lawsuit against the…
This time last year, there had been only one traffic fatality in Southern Nevada. Now, there have already been nine people killed on Las Vegas valley roads alone, prompting police to speculate that 2019 will see another record-high number of traffic fatalities. Among these deaths,…
By their very nature, hospitals are supposed to be safe. With that being said, it makes sense for those bringing their child to a hospital to expect the highest-quality medical care that the facility has to offer. Instead, poor work conditions are holding nurses back…
You are injured on the job. Your employer files a workers’ compensation claim. The workers’ compensation insurance carrier sends you to an Urgent Care. The doctor at the Urgent Care refers you to an orthopedic surgeon. The orthopedic surgeon says you are fine, but sends…
The Jan. 10 deaths of a recently retired Massachusetts police sergeant and his wife stand as harrowing reminders of the tragic and preventable outcomes that result from wrong-way driver collisions. Massachusetts residents Sgt. John Johnson and his wife Heidi both died at the scene of…
In 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Safety Communication to warn the public about polypropylene mesh used to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP). After originally stating in 2008 that complications from POP mesh were “rare,” the agency reversed itself three years…
