truck accident

Published on: December 10, 2014

Soon truck drivers will not have to file a report after a truck inspection if there are no defects in the truck

Truck inspections before and after a trip are an important step in preventing potential truck accidents linked to defective or not properly maintained trucks. However the truck industry has been complaining about the paperwork burden created by these reports. Therefore in response to the Obama Administration’s call for federal agencies to reduce bureaucratic red tape, truck drivers will no longer have to file a report if there are no defects found during the inspections. The new rule is expected to be published by the FMCSA on December 18th. Most trucking associations are in favor of the rule because it will save time and money but not everybody agrees with them. The Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety and the National Transportation Safety Board believe that the no-defect report promotes good maintenance practices.

A man died last night in a massive truck accident during which 3 tractor trailers caught fire on the NJ Turnpike

By GGCRBHS&M

A man died in a fiery truck accident involving 3 tractor trailers on the New Jersey turnpike last night.

All 3 tractor trailers were traveling in the same direction when one of the truck drivers lost control of his vehicle causing a crash with two other trucks. All 3 tractor trailers caught fire.

The police are still investigating the cause of the accident.

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Published on: April 16, 2013

Personal Injury – Cervical Disc Herniation

By GGCRBHS&M

Car accidents as well as truck and bus accidents, are a common cause of cervical disc herniation especially those during which an abrupt change of speed ocurrs. Seat belts and airbags in cars are designed to prevent this type of personal injury. During a vehicle collision, the weight of the head being moved quickly or violently forward and/or backward produces tremendous pressure on the cervical vertebrae (neck) and can cause the disc to bulge or herniate.

Basically each intervertebral disc has two parts, the annulus fibrosus and the nucleus pulposus. The annulus fibrosus is made up of layers of fibrous tissue. It surrounds the nucleus pulposus and serves as a retaining sheath of dense fibrous tissue which keep the nucleus under pressure. The nucleus pulposus which is retained within the annulus fibrosus has a mucoid character and consistency similar to grissle and acts like a fluid. Herniation occurs when the nucleus pulposus protrudes or ruptures through the surrounding annulus fibrosus.

In this video, Dr Nabil Ebraheim, Professor and Chair of Orthopedic Surgery at The University of Toledo, explains what a disc herniation is and how it affects other parts of the upper body.

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