Nov 1, 2023 | Logging Safety, Trucking Safety
Driver Injured By Side Mirror Impact With Oncoming Truck BACKGROUND: It was a clear winter morning in the Southeastern U.S. A logging company pickup truck was traveling to the job site around dawn. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The logging company...
May 8, 2023 | Logging Safety, Trucking Safety
Log Truck Driver Loses Load On Access Ramp BACKGROUND: On a February afternoon in the Lake States Region, a log truck driver was hauling 100 in. pulpwood to a local mill. The truck was equipped with a center mount grapple used to load and unload...
Apr 3, 2023 | Logging Safety, Trucking Safety
Passenger Vehicle Collides With Backing Log Truck BACKGROUND: At the end of a late fall workday in the eastern U.S., a driver was backing his tractor and empty log trailer into his driveway off a rural two-lane road. It was clear, dry, and dark...
Feb 10, 2023 | Logging Safety, Trucking Safety
Log Truck Driver Injured During Crash While Not Wearing A Seatbelt BACKGROUND: On a fall morning in the Southeastern U.S., a truck driver hauling an empty log trailer was traveling eastbound on a state highway. The logging crew was in the process...
Jan 17, 2023 | Logging Safety, Trucking Safety
Driver Injured While Failing To Maintain A Safe Following Distance BACKGROUND: On a spring afternoon in the Southeastern U.S., a log truck driver was transporting his second load of the day to the consuming mill. Conditions were clear and dry, so...
