When you drive on Montana’s roads and highways, you are likely sharing them with a truck driver. Sometimes these truck drivers act aggressively, which puts you and everyone else on the road in danger. Driving around an aggressive truck driver can be a terrifying...
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Trucker fatigue can lead to serious accidents
Most people have probably climbed behind the wheel when they’re tired. But being a bit worn out and being fatigued or unable to keep your eyes open is a different story. Those who fall asleep behind the wheel can travel hundreds of yard without seeing the road, veer...
Attempts to make trucks safer include limiting maximum speed
People who use the Montana roads are prone to feeling uncomfortable if not outright fearful when they encounter large trucks. Being in an accident with one of these large, fast-moving vehicles can cause catastrophic injuries and death. A major worry among regulators...
Delivery truck accidents and how they’re caused
Delivery trucks are often seen zooming through Montana’s neighborhoods and speeding along our open highways. While the drivers of these trucks are trying to ensure that our packages are delivered in a timely fashion, the sad reality is that far too often, they skate...
What are common causes of trucking accidents in Montana?
Large trucks are a daily sight on the Montana roads and the roads across the United States. These vehicles are integral to the economy and the well-being of people throughout the nation. They transport food, medicine, clothing, household items and much more. While...
Good news, bad news in truck crash projections
It is no secret that the biggest vehicles rolling through Belgrade on Interstate 90 are also the most dangerous. Large commercial trucks here can weigh up to 131,060 pounds. When an 18-wheeler at maximum weight collides with a passenger vehicle, the occupants of the...
What new drivers should know about sharing the road with trucks
You've been helping your teen get lots of practice behind the wheel as they prepare to take their road test. They've mastered driving at night, in the snow and rain, on mountain roads and highways. Then one day as you're driving on Interstate 90, a semitruck...
Semitruck hits pickup stalled on Montana highway, kills boy
A tragic crash on the evening of Jan. 16 involving a semitruck and a pickup truck claimed the life of a 9-year-old Harrison boy. The crash occurred on Highway 287 near Ennis. According to the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP), the driver of the Ford F-150 pickup truck...
Was that truck driver who hit you tested for sleep apnea?
Sleep apnea is considered such a potential threat to driving safety that professional truck drivers who are found to have a moderate to severe form of the condition will lose their commercial driver's license (CDL) if they don't undergo treatment. It's no wonder that...
Tips for safely sharing the road with large trucks
It's only natural to be a little nervous when you're driving near a large commercial truck on one of Montana's highways -- particularly in the winter months when the roads can be slick. Many of the over 250,000 annual crashes involving a car and a large truck can be...