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There are a number of problems plaguing the trucking industry that could ultimately impact the average driver on the road. Let us consider some of these in this article.
*Drug abuse is a significant and growing problem with truck drivers. One company that regularly screens their drivers for illegal substances found the percent of drivers that show signs of drug abuse rose dramatically over the last several years.
Needless to say, truckers who are responsible for an 80,000 pound vehicle that may be traveling down the highway at speeds of up to 70 miles an hour should be sober and in control at all times.
*A trucker in another state actually drove away from the scene of an accident in which he had run over a person and then proceeded to destroy evidence. Although this behavior seems unconscionable - it really masks a larger problem.
Trucking companies that find themselves in the middle of a negligence lawsuit have been known to hide or to 'clean up their records' (of such things as a driver's history, maintenance files, etc.) before and unless a court orders them NOT to destroy evidence.
*Even though texting has been banned for truck drivers when they are behind the wheel that does not seem to be preventing its continued practice. The likely reason for this is that the chance of being stopped and ticketed for texting while driving is slim at best.
Practically speaking - a truck driver texting might only come to light if there were an accident and then only after a truck accident attorney is successful in getting a court order for the records.
