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	<title>Defensive Driving Tips and Techniques &#187; Heavy Vehicle Safety</title>
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		<title>Truck Security &#8211; Preventing a Truck Hijacking</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ladyjean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While hijacking of long-haul trucks is not all that common in the United States, it does occasionally occur. Following the simple set of guidelines below can greatly increase the safety of both you and your truck.

1. Be aware of your surroundings after picking up a cargo load. Most hijackings occur within a few miles of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do So Many People Hate Big Trucks And Truck Drivers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ladyjean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Truck regulation is a politically popular topic these days. With the explosion of commercial truck traffic and many stories of catastrophic accidents on the highways. Accidents involving large vehicles usually end in great destruction and fatalities.
Over the past several years federal regulation of the trucking industry has tightened, and fatality accidents have actually decreased, in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pickup Truck Safety: Statistics You Need to Know</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ladyjean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Ohio Department of Safety, there are more than 200 deaths each year in the U.S. associated with riding in the cargo area of pickup trucks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that pickup truck occupants are three times more likely to be involved in rollover crashes than in other types of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overloaded Trucks May Cause Catastrophic Accidents</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ladyjean</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vehicle Accidents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Overweight and overloaded trucks pose a very serious danger on our nation&#8217;s roadways. When a truck has more weight than it can safely carry, stopping is much more difficult, and the truck is much more likely to get out of control when swerving to avoid a collision or an animal in the road.
Overloaded trucks can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Causes Of Truck Accidents</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ladyjean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the interstates and highways continue to become more populated, we can expect a rise in motor vehicle accidents. Even though trucking companies have improved their safety training, new statistics show an alarming rate of truck crashes. For years, news items have focused on driver fatigue as playing a major role in these incidents.

As a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What To Do In Case Of A Truck Accident</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ladyjean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Accidents involving trucks seldom occur but when they happen, they are often with tragic and disastrous results. Although incidents of large truck crashes have declined in recent years, accidents involving trucks still claim 5,000 fatalities each year.
Some of the common causes of truck accidents that may be attributed to truck drivers are the following:

â€¢ Driving [...]]]></description>
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