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ONE REAR-END CRASH COULD DESTROY YOUR MOTOR TRANSPORT OR SERVICE BUSINESS

by Ronald R. Knipling, Ph.D. President, Safety for the Long Haul Inc.rrknipling@gmail.com March, 2022 If you own or operate any kind of work vehicle fleet, whether a truck transport fleet or a non-transport service fleet, you should be aware that liability from rear-end road crashes is among the biggest threats you face.  Road crashes are […]

A UNIVERSE OF CRASH & LIABILITY
RISK FACTORS FACE WORK FLEETS

by Ronald R. Knipling, Ph.D. President, Safety for the Long Haul Inc. January, 2021 If you are the owner or operator of a motor transport or other work vehicle fleet, you have probably gotten that phone call from one of your drivers.  The driver calls in to report their involvement in an on-job traffic crash.  […]

WORKER FATIGUE AND VEHICLE CRASHES IN THE OIL/GAS INDUSTRY

by Ronald R. Knipling, Ph.D. President, Safety for the Long Haul Inc. December, 2021 An oilfield services company in South Texas employed just one mechanic to maintain its entire vehicle fleet, which included tractor-semitrailers, pickup trucks, and other work vehicles.  We’ll call him Mr. Alvarez, not his real name.  Mr. Alvarez worked 78-hour weeks, on […]