• 06
  • October
    2011

There are so many factors on the roads that can lead to tragedy. That reality can be easy to forget when driving is such an everyday part of our days. For some workers, driving is their day -- it's how they get paid.

Alabama truck drivers make money off of driving and apparently one group of such truckers wants to make sure that their industry isn't just about money but about traffic safety, as well. Alabama makes a lot of money off of timber, and the truckers who haul that timber want to reduce the number of truck accidents that happen involving their trucks.

According to news reports, the Alabama Forestry Association and the Alabama Loggers Council are working together to reduce an already relatively low number of logging truck accidents that occur in the state. The safety effort is called "Logging Zero Accidents" and, as the name suggests, aims to reduce the number of log truck accidents to zero.

Currently, log truck accidents only make for about one percent of all of Alabama's yearly traffic accidents. There are obviously bigger threats out there compared to logging trucks. But it seems that the AFA and ALC understand that one percent still stands for people's injuries or lives lost. They see the value in protecting as many lives as possible from what can be the devastating outcome of truck accidents.

The Alabama safety program will bring log truckers together to learn about and discuss trucking safety. Some of the common reasons behind truck accidents are driver fatigue and distracted driving, speeding, hauling too much weight, neglected maintenance and more.

All drivers on the road deserve to feel safe when an enormous truck pulls up behind or beside them. The risk is far too great if a truck accident occurs, which is why this log trucking safety campaign is a refreshing idea. Not all in the trucking industry work as safely as they should. When that's the case, lives are lost or forever changed. An experienced attorney would use vigilance to hold the liable party responsible.

Source

The Cleburne News: "Alabama loggers and truckers unite for log truck safety program," Oct. 6, 2011