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Online Exclusive: Safety Checklist for Motor Vehicle Operators
COCA Online Exclusive August 2011
Cars, light trucks, minivans, and SUVs are so much a part of our daily lives that we sometimes forget or just ignore that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. You can use the safety checklist below, adapted from one created by the Texas Department of Insurance, as a regular inspection checklist for workers who drive these vehicles on the job. . . .
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Fleet Safety:
Deadly Trucking Accident Spurs NTSB Recommendations for Fatigue
Management and Vehicle Safety
February 2011
Traffic was at a standstill in the eastbound lanes of the Will Rogers Turnpike just outside Miami, Oklahoma, on June 26, 2009; a minor accident had blocked the road. Truck driver Donald Creed, 76, was approaching the stopped traffic in his 18-wheeler, with his cruise control set at 69 miles per hour in the 75 mile-per-hour zone. What happened next has led the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to issue new recommendations on fatigue management for commercial motor carrier drivers. . . .
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Fleet Safety:
FMCSA Implements 'Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010'; Learn the 'BASICS' of Safe Driving
October 2010
Every year, large trucks are in-volved in more than 350,000 crashes on America's roads. In 2008, large trucks were involved in 3,733 fatal crashes that killed 4,229 people and 64,000 crashes that injured 90,000 people. Another 297,000 crashes caused only property damage. That's a lot of big, heavy vehicles hitting other vehicles, people, and objects, sometimes at high speeds and with disastrous results. . . .
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Fleet Safety:
Employer Can Be Liable for Employee's Accident While Commuting; Don't Get Blindsided
September 2010
Maintaining a fleet of company-owned vehicles can create a headache for employers that must maintain the vehicles and provide training and oversight to the workers who use them. Employers whose workers don't often drive as part of their jobs may find it appealing to eliminate company-owned vehicles entirely and simply reimburse workers for mileage when they use their personal vehicles for their jobs. However, as a recent court case demonstrates, that option also has risks. . . .
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Fleet Safety: Servicing Rims and Wheels; Make Sure Workers Aren't Caught by Explosive Depressurization
March 2008
A 20-year-old apprentice mechanic had been working for a California water truck rental company for only two days, and his supervisor, the lead mechanic, had been working there for only four days. On the apprentice's second day of work, the company owner showed the lead mechanic and the apprentice the proper safety procedure to follow when changing a tire on a big truck. The owner then watched as the lead mechanic changed a tire, correcting his technique as needed. . . .
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