Business is booming in the trucking industry, but it has come at a price. Trucking fatalities are on the rise as fatal crashes increased by 3.1 percent from 2011 to 2012 with driver fatigue being the clear leading cause. The use of paper logs to register hours of service and duty status has become outdated…
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In August, the California Employment Development Department (EDD) determined that Uber drivers are employees of the company. Uber has previously claimed their drivers are merely independent contractors, however, after the EDD found a former driver in Southern California was an employee, an administrative law judge and the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board upheld the decision….
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Texas is one state that publishes traffic crash statistics in a timely way. Numbers for 2014 have been available since May; in some states, the most recent statistics are from 2013. In addition to being timely, Texas motor vehicle crash statistics are highly detailed, exploring the issue of road traffic accidents from every conceivable angle….
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The Kraft Heinz Company did a voluntary recall in late July for their individual wrap Kraft Singles American and White American cheese slices. According to NBC News, the recall was due to the possibility that a thin strip of plastic film may stay attached to the slice after wrap removal, potentially causing a choking hazard….
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The Recovery filter, a medical product used to prevent blood clots, has come under fire recently for being responsible for at least 27 deaths over the course of 10 years. The filter, a device inserted in the largest vein of the body, is prone to fragmentation and detachment, resulting in severe injuries and even death….
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Since 2007, auto deaths have not exceeded 44,000. According to the National Safety Council, in the first 6 months of this year alone there has been a death count rise of 14%. Last year the 6-month death toll reached 16,400, but by June of this year 18, 600 deaths were reached. In 2013 the death…
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In recent years, the amount of crude oil shipped by rail in the United States has grown by a factor of 50. Oil trains carried around 500,000 cars of crude in 2014 compared with 9,500 in 2008. Traveling to refineries and ports on the nation’s coasts, oil trains carrying 100 or more cars pass through…
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School districts across the area have recently begun their fall term, and, this week, a teenage high school student was struck by a car while heading to campus. The student was hit on Wednesday, September 2, 2015, when he was crossing a street to get to Taylor High School in Katy. He was rushed by…
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