IMPORTANT SAFETY TIPS NEAR THOSE

HUGE TRUCKS

250,000THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PASSENGER

VEHICLES AND BIG RIGS EACH YEAR

USE THE FOLLOWING SAFETY TIPS TO ENSURE BOTH NASHVILLE TRUCK

DRIVERS AND PASSENGER VEHICLE DRIVERS CAN

SHARE THE ROAD SAFELY

SAFETY TIPS FOR TRUCK DRIVERS

BE AWARE OF YOUR BLIND SPOTS

DESPITE THE WARNINGS THAT ARE PLASTERED ALL OVER THE TRUCK, MANY PASSENGER VEHICLE OPERATORS MAY STILL NOT BE AWARE OF THE AREAS

AROUND A TRUCK WHERE THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE THEM.

SAFETY TIP #1

KEEP AT OR UNDERTHE SPEED LIMIT

REGARDLESS OF THE PRESSURES PLACED ON YOU TO MAKE TIMELY DELIVERIES, MAINTAINING A SAFE SPEED AT ALL TIMES IS CRITICAL.

SAFETY TIP #2

MAINTAIN YOUR TRUCK

CONDUCTING A QUICK INSPECTION OF YOUR TRUCK PRIOR TO HITTING THE ROAD CAN DRAMATICALLY REDUCE THE CHANCES OF A POTENTIAL INCIDENT WHILE

DRIVING.

SAFETY TIP #3

TAKE CARE OF YOU

GET ENOUGH SLEEP, EAT WELL AND SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH YOUR LOVED ONES. AS A RESULT, YOU’LL BE HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER, WHICH WILL MAKE YOU

A MUCH SAFER DRIVER.

SAFETY TIP #4

SAFETY TIPS FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES

NEVER TAILGATE

LARGE TRUCKS HAVE MULTIPLE BLIND SPOTS, AND IF YOU’RE FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY AND THE DRIVER HAS TO STOP FAST, HE OR SHE WON’T BE ABLE TO ACCOUNT FOR YOUR VEHICLE AND YOU COULD END UP IN A SERIOUS CRASH.

SAFETY TIP #1

PASS WITH CAUTION

IF YOU MUST PASS A LARGE TRUCK, DO SO ON THE LEFT SIDE WHILE MAINTAINING A SAFE, STEADY SPEED. MAKE SURE THE CAB OF THE TRUCK IS

FULLY VISIBLE IN YOUR REAR-VIEW MIRROR PRIOR TO PULLING IN FRONT.

SAFETY TIP #2

PROVIDE PLENTY OF ROOM

REMEMBER THAT LARGE TRUCKS REQUIRE AMPLE SPACE TO MANEUVER. TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, ALWAYS ALLOW ADEQUATE SPACE, PARTICULARLY WHEN A

TRUCK DRIVER IS ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP, MAKE A TURN OR PASS YOUR VEHICLE.

SAFETY TIP #3

ARE YOU BEING SAFE ENOUGH ON THE ROAD?

IF YOU ARE GUILTY OF VIOLATING ANY OF THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, WHICH ONE(S)? AN HONEST ASSESSMENT OF YOUR OWN DRIVING HABITS CAN HELP

YOU BECOME SAFER, MORE RESPONSIBLE ON THE ROAD.