With Halloween only a few weeks away we don’t mean to spook anybody, but October 11th along with June 7th are statistically the most accident-prone days for truckers. Is it the sun’s position in the sky or something else? It is hard to say, but be safe out there as trucks have been involved in a total of 397 collisions on those dates over the last three years.
Here’s some more info on why it’s important to be extra safe on October 11:
On Oct. 11, truck drivers are most likely to be involved in a collision between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., with 31% of fatalities happening during that time, compared to only 1.3% between those hours during the rest of the year.
In the U.S., the most dangerous stretch of road to drive on Oct. 11 has been Route 6 between the zero and three-mile markers, as well as near the Nebraska-Colorado state line, where there have been a combined 63 fatalities involving trucks over the past three years, accounting for 15.9% of the 397 that occurred across the country.
Tire issues have been the main culprit causing truck collisions on Oct. 11 at 43%. Breaks were to blame 25% of the time and faults in the vehicle 15%.
Again be safe out there, do you proper pre and post trip inspections and on a side note trucks equipped with Zonar solutions are 30% less likely to be in an accident.
