Just before two in the morning, a driver thirteen hours into a shift blinks. The blink lasts longer than a blink. His eyes close for three seconds, then open. The truck has drifted halfway out of its lane. He corrects, hard, and tells himself he is fine. He is not fine. What just happened has a name, and it has

Given the size of many types of commercial vehicles, you may wonder whether state and federal law holds commercial drivers to higher standards than ordinary motorists. The complexity of operating a commercial vehicle means that a single mistake can lead to a devastating accident. As a result, laws and regulations ensure that commercial drivers have the knowledge, skills, and physical

A driver heading down the interstate sees the truck ahead of them sway through a curve. A piece of the load shifts. Then a strap fails, and a section of cargo comes loose, tumbling into the right lane. The driver behind has half a second to react. Most drivers who end up in a crash with a commercial truck never