Brandon Cafferky
Friday, May 27, 2022
Daily Infographic: Truck crash deaths jump 13% to ‘crisis’ level
Overall traffic fatalities in 2021 projected to be highest since 2005
Overall traffic fatalities in 2021 projected to be highest since 2005
Latest NHTSA data show truck occupant fatalities increased 0.2% in 2019.
This week: productivity; freeway truck fire; telematics; truck roll-over deaths; ecstasy drug-bust; cyclist death; trucking contract win.
Carnage on Australia’s roads continues as yet more truckers, passengers and vehicle drivers die. Meth-consuming, engine-tampering trucker caught. Pooper-scooper set up to salvage stink-truck. Drivers need to be thought about when designing vehicles, trade body says.