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Heavy Weight Commercial Transport Mishaps

Road accidents that implicated heavy-duty 18 wheelers have grown to be more frequent recently. Unfortunately we cannot make reference to heavy-duty trucks as those small pick-up trucks but those scary 18-wheelers. Even though the reasons for the mishaps occurring vary, most of the time they are caused by the truck drivers. The paradox is that despite causing all these accidents, the truck driver never gets hurt since the large trucks protect them from any harm.

A serious crash involving a truck typically involves several small vehicles, injuries and probably death. Should you want to avoid these kinds of crashes, you probably need to get better at defensive driving. As for truck drivers, they're simply taught to drive very fast with virtually no lessons on safety. Ask your instructor not to skip any lessons, and study further during your free time.

Lots of people believe that driving a commercial transport truck is as easy as driving a regular car. While the driving principles and the traffic rules are similar, we are talking about two different vehicles. A smaller car involves less attention, the maneuverability is higher and even the crashes involving small cars are less dangerous. The difference is evident when you try to picture parking your vehicle and then visualize parking a large 18 wheeler.

A good chunk of traffic accidents are caused by truckers drifting off to sleep at the wheel. Even though the transportation companies are obliged to give decent transport times, (the business must allow 3 days for a 1500 kilometers transport in a few countries), the drivers rather stay at their homes for just one or two days, and then they would make an effort to catch up within the last day. 24 hours of driving is not so effortless even for the most experienced driver, and it needs coffee, energizers and various other methods to stay awake.

The top hauling companies are trying to avoid those scenarios by putting in GPS on the cars. By having GPS, it prevents the driver from trying to cut corners and makes them to drive in a timely manner. While the original costs are high, it will be worth it in the long term. Firstly, just think about the costs if one of your trucks is involved in a huge accident. Secondly, your partners and clients will gain confidence in your services, understanding that their goods are watched and followed every second.

There are a few cases where drivers would rather take the truck driver's license and ignore the standard car test. Though this doesn't occur regularly, it does happen. However, it is actually better to take the conventional method: take your permit for driving little and medium cars, and get to the big cars later. This way, you will accommodate yourself with the driving methods, you will gain Tow Chandler Arizona some skills, and you will be more effective while driving a huge truck later.

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