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BRING SAFETY HOMELET’S

SAFETY IN TRUCKING

SAFETY IN TRUCKING

• truck drivers drive over 400 billion miles annually, an increase of over 146 percent over the last 25 years

• the trucking industry has a ZERO tolerance standard in place for drug and alcohol use

the facts

• Unfortunately, even though collision rates between cars and tucks have im-proved over the years, it is important to note that it is the automiblie occupants who are most vunerable.

• Between 1996 and 2006 there has been a large increase in registered large trucks and miles travled has nearly doubled but the vehicle involvement rate forlarge trucks in fatal crashes has declined by almost half.

SAFETY IN TRUCKINGthe facts

• How to keep out of a trucks’s blind spots• How to merge safely with big trucks• How to exit safely around big trucks• How to pass big trucks safely• How to stay safe when a truck is backing• How to stay clear of spray and splash• Where to stop safely and completely to stay out of a truck’s way • in intersections.

what to learnSAFETY IN TRUCKING

• Buckle up. Seat belts can save lives in a collision.• Secure loose objects. Loose objects are projectiles.• Proper tire pressure, including the spare.• Check the horn, wipers and that lights are working.• Check fuel and fluid levels.• Properly adjust mirrors.• Allow enough time to get where you are going.• Turn off cell phone.

SAFETY IN TRUCKINGremember before turning the key

THE RIGHT TO DECIDE

• Every driver has full authority to temporarily discontinue a trip when conditions (health, fatigue,weather,road conditions,etc.) become topo hazardous to drive safely

• Only you control the vehicle you are driving.

THE RIGHT TO DECIDE

LEAVE SPACE

LOADED TRACTOR WITH HOT BRAKES 430ft

LOADED TRACTOR WITH COOL BRAKES 256ft

LOADED TRACTOR WITH HOT BRAKES 249ft

EMPTY TRACTOR TRAILER 243ft

PASSENGER CAR 190ft

A COMPLETE STOP TAKES TIMEIt can take more than a football field for a fully loaded tractor trailer to come to a complete stop.

A COMPLETE STOP TAKES TIMEIt can take more than a football field for a fully loaded tractor trailer to come to a complete stop.

LOADED TRACTOR WITH HOT BRAKES 430ft

LOADED TRACTOR WITH COOL BRAKES 256ft

EMPTY TRACTOR TRAILER 249ft

TRACTOR ONLY 243ft

PASSENGER CAR 190ft

7 SECOND RULE.......4 FOR CARSRecomended safe following distance, under ideal conditions. Use a landmark as a reference point. When vehicle ahead passes reference point, count off 4 seconds, you are following to closely!

THE NO ZONE

DON’T HANG IN THE NO ZONEIf you can’t see the driver in the mirror, the driver can’t see you. If you must enter a trucks’s “No Zone” area, leave it or pass through it as soon as possible.

THE SAFE MERGE

• Get up to speed, match the flow of traffic, pick your spot and go• Start looking for a spot in traffic to “blend into” ling before you arrive at the

joining of roadways.

THE SAFE MERGE

• Always make sure the truck has enough room.• Remember, trucks may not always be able to move over - there may be a

vehicle beside them.

THE SAFE MERGE

GIVE TRUCKS PLENTY OF ROOMIf you can’t see the driver in the mirror, the driver can’t see you. If you must enter a trucks’s “No Zone” area, leave it or pass through it as soon as possible.

THE SAFE EXIT

DON’T MAKE THESE MISTAKESDon’t pass to make the exit if less than a mile from you exit. Remain behind the truck and make your exit.

THE SAFE PASS

• Cutting in front can cut your life short.• Can you see the headlights and the trucks front tires in your rear view mirror?

THE SAFE PASS

THE INTERSECTION

STAY BEHIND THE WHITE LINEIf you stop past the line, trucks and other large vehicles won’t be able to complete their turns without hitting you.

THEY MAKE WIDE RIGHT TURNSWhen approaching an intersection check for turn signals and the position of the truck. If the driver indicates a right turn, stay back. Don’t squeeze by on the right.

BACKING AND SAFETY

• Never drive around the rear of a backing truck.• Don’t pull out to pass a truck unless you can clearly see your way foward.

BACKING AND SAFETY

WHAT WE LEARNED

• truck drivers drive over 400 billion miles annually, an increase of over 146 per-cent over the last 25 years

• the trucking industry has a ZERO tolerance standard in place for drug and alcohol use

• Unfortunately, even though collision rates between cars and tucks have im-proved over the years, it is important to note that it is the automiblie occupants who are most vunerable.

• Between 1996 and 2006 there has been a large increase in registered large trucks and miles travled has nearly doubled but the vehicle involvement rate forlarge trucks in fatal crashes has declined by almost half.

WHAT WE LEARNED

• Every driver has full authority to temporarily discontinue a trip when conditions (health, fatigue,weather,road conditions,etc.) become topo hazardous to drive safely

• Only you control the vehicle you are driving.

• Get up to speed, match the flow of traffic, pick your spot and go• Start looking for a spot in traffic to “blend into” ling before you arrive at the

joining of roadways.

WHAT WE LEARNED