In 2009 there were 285,987 DOT reportable accidents of which there were:

1. 2,987 Fatal accidents
2. 51,000 Injury accidents
3. 232,000 Property damage collisions

The dollar amounts associated with these accidents equals $36,788,159,418.00 (using costs from 2005) and if the inflation rate from 2005 – 2009 is added in that represents $37,387,806,416.00. That’s right, 37 billion dollars. Based on the 2005 numbers the per/accident cost are as follows ... Read More

Recently the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released updated results for its 2005 Predicting Trucking Crash Involvement Study. The original study established the relationship between traffic violations and crash involvement. In fact, in 2005, a driver with a Reckless Driving conviction was 325% more likely to later become involved in a crash. In the 2011 updated study that conviction didn't make the top 10. In fact there were other significant changes in predictive behaviors.... Read More

Everywhere around us there are new words being used to describe something. For example, for those of you who watched the NBA playoffs you'll note they refer to really tall players as "having length". That's what we used to call being tall. The Internet is riddled with newly created words such as "blogosphere" and "twittering". In gaming, if one kid lost to another, he just got "poned".... Read More

We are on the threshold of the annual summer heat season and the associated road failures that it will bring. I want to take this opportunity to elevate what must surely be in the minds of all fleet managers so that you begin now to pay special attention to the several critical maintenance systems and components that could lead to costly road failures and unwanted affects on your delivery times. ... Read More