Study Reveals Nearly Half of Truck Drivers Are Prone to Sleep Apnea
A recent study out of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute shows that up to 49 percent of commercial truck drivers could be at risk for a condition called obstructive sleep apnea, which can cause drowsiness and fatigue while driving. Previously, experts believed the number of drivers with diagnosed or undiagnosed sleep apnea ranged between seven…
Read MoreSmoke Detectors and Fire Safety – The Facts
Smoke detectors are one of the most vital aspects of fire safety. Some of the most tragic house fires occur due to the lack of smoke detectors, which could have alerted residents to get out of the house earlier and escape injury or death. Or, in the worst-case scenario, a smoke detector malfunctions or fails…
Read MoreSurprise Medical Billing May Finally Be Ending
It is no secret that suffering a personal injury can be incredibly expensive, even for the insured. When you are the victim of a car accident, you may not be in a frame of mind to choose a hospital within the network of your insurance, or you may not be able to choose which covered…
Read MoreSettling Your Car Accident Too Soon Can Be a Mistake
There’s a natural order to things when you have been in a car accident. You talk to the police, get medical attention and hire an attorney when you’ve been injured, file an insurance claim to get your car fixed, and at some point you try to settle the personal injury side to your claim. Unfortunately,…
Read MoreCan Long-Term Care Insurance Help Protect You from Elder Abuse?
Most of the time when you hear about elder abuse you think about stories that come from nursing homes. Let’s face it, those stories are everywhere for a reason; vulnerable adults cannot protect themselves, particularly in environments where they are isolated from those they trust. As people have become more aware of elder abuse they’ve…
Read MoreTruck Tire Blowouts Can Have Deadly Consequences
Truck tires are a much larger than the tires that go on the average passenger vehicle or even SUV. It just makes sense that when they blow out, there’s a bigger explosion. That means more force and when you’re already dealing with oversized vehicles, that can mean a catastrophic outcome with multiple injured drivers. There’s…
Read MoreTraffic Signs You Should Never Ignore
Traffic signs are admittedly sometimes annoying. They tell you where to park, where not to park, where a hill is steep, and where a turtle might cross your path. There are so many of them littering the roadways that it can feel a little like a parent giving obvious instructions to a child. Then there…
Read MoreBad Windshield Wipers Can Have Dangerous Consequences
Windshield wipers are one of the cheapest parts on any vehicle but they’re also one of the most ignored when they begin to go bad or malfunction. They don’t play into the actual operation of your vehicle on a regular basis so they’re easy to overlook and forget about until you need them again. Drivers…
Read MoreAre “Stress Baking” and Pandemic Cooking Leading to a Surge in Burn Injuries?
The holiday season always sees a rise in the number of kitchen-related injuries. People suffer with burns, or cut themselves on sharp knives, or set the back half of the house on fire when they forget to defrost the turkey before they drop it in the deep fryer. This year, however, is different. Now, the…
Read MoreFleeing the Scene of an Accident as a Truck Driver
Hit and run is one of those things that just seems completely inconceivable. Who would cause an accident and just keep on going? Everyone was taught early during driver training that when you’re involved in a fender bender you stop and exchange contact and insurance information at a minimum. When you’re dealing with semi truck…
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