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Daimler Truck North America just issued a massive recall affecting an estimated 218,147 trucks due to brake issues. The recall involves certain Freightliner and Western Star models. According to a safety recall report done by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, chemical corrosion could lessen the functionality of the trucks’…
Texas is a hub for the oil and gas industry as well as energy production, with these industries bringing increased traffic and trucks to the surrounding areas. Data from the Texas Department of Transportation reports that in 2020, close to 70,000 crashes occurred in Texas’ energy sector, composed of the…
Self-driving vehicles are becoming a new reality. There are thousands of autonomous vehicles on American roads, and experts estimate the technology is going to continue to skyrocket. That said, a study done by AAA in 2020 found that an autonomous vehicle equipped with active driving assistance systems experienced an issue every…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has enacted a new rule requiring that state licensing agencies revoke commercial drivers’ licenses within 60 days of a drug violation. The FMCSA crackdown was enacted to address a regulatory loophole for drug and alcohol violations. Per the previous legislation, truck drivers with substance…
A recall has been issued for the Chevy Bolt EV, particularly for the electric battery for several thousand 2017-2022 models. The batteries have been found to be a fire risk, with several vehicles having caught fire while parked. With more than 110,000 batteries affected by the recall and each battery…
Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disorder that occurs when the neurons in the part of the brain that controls movement begin to die, impairing the person’s ability to move. It’s estimated that 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease each year, with the average age of onset being 60. In…
