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Will This New Trucking Program Make the Roads Safer?
Facing a driver shortage and an aging workforce, the trucking industry relaxed training requirements, which coincided with more truck accidents over five years. This article describes the FMCSA's Safe Driver Apprenticeship pilot, which lets drivers under 21 cross state lines if their vehicle has certain safety equipment and an experienced driver rides along. It explains the program's required supervised hours and benchmark exams and questions whether it will make roads safer.
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How the Cold Affects Your Car
Six ways cold weather affects a car, from tire pressure and fuel lines to batteries, belts, and road salt, and what to do about each one.
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Why Oilfield Work Is More Dangerous in 2021
Rapid growth in oil and gas extraction has come with more on-the-job accidents, injuries, and fatalities. This page cites CDC data showing the industry doubled its workforce between 2003 and 2013, notes OSHA's count of 489 worker deaths from 2013 to 2017, and lists the most common fatal incidents: vehicle crashes, struck-by or caught-between events, explosions and fires, falls, and confined spaces. It also flags pressure on injured workers to use company-paid clinics.
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The Ultimate Car Maintenance Checklist for Road Trips
A pre-trip maintenance checklist for a long drive: fluids, tires, lights, filters, belts and hoses, battery, and brakes.
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