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The Cost of Workers Comp Payments is 1 Billion Dollars per Week How are Workers Injured? An infographic from Bolt Insurance shows workman's comp claims costing US businesses alone $1 Billion dollars per week. 1 in 4 injuries is caused by overexertion. Most Dangerous Industries One of the most dangerous industries to work [...]
Strains and Sprains: The Most Costly Injuries in Trucking Work-related strains and sprains are injuries to muscles, tendons and nerves that are referred to by doctors and researchers as musculoskeletal disorders or MSDs. Strains and sprains can have many causes and each additional risk factor increases the likelihood of injury. Risk factors for muscles, [...]
Ways for Trucking Companies to Lower Workman's Comp Costs Although trucking companies are reporting fewer Workers’ Compensation claims, the average cost is typically higher than the average Workers’ Compensation claim in other industries. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of 2007, trucking had an injury rate 30% higher than other [...]
Trucking Safety Trucking is one of the highest injury professions. Some states have such a high rate of injury for truck drivers that there are initiatives to help protect drivers. Truck driving can be a tough job, but someone's got to do it. The trucker cab front seat is the truck driver's office. [...]
Trucking Industry has Highest Workers' Compensation Claim Rates in Washington State The trucking industry has some of the highest workers’ compensation claim rates and costs in Washington State. Claims are so high that they have an initiative for preventing on the job injury and promoting safety, called the TIRES Initiative. Th e TIRES research [...]
Shipping Container International Inc. Reaches Milestone of Serving over One Hundred Major Trucking Companies Whittier, CA - (October 31, 2017) – Shipping Container International Inc., a trucking safety company servicing safety departments, warehouses, and the dismountable shipping cargo container transportation industries (including railroad and harbor operations), is pleased to announce its recent milestone of [...]
Trucker Safety: Head Injuries from Releasing 5th Wheel John worked for a company that pulled reefer trailers. For the most part, John kept the same trailer couple all of the time – that is unless the truck or trailer needed service. On March 30th his trailer needed to be dropped at the company [...]
50 Percent of Trucker Injuries are Due to Strains and Sprains According to Knestaut, A. Compensation and Working Conditions, (1997, Fall)., truck drivers had more nonfatal injuries (over 151,000) than workers in any other occupation in 1995. Half of the nonfatal injuries were serious sprains and strains; this may be attributed to the fact that [...]
Truck Driver Safety Tips Truck driving can be a tough job, but someone's got to do it. The trucker cab front seat is the truck driver's office. They provide a vital service that keeps the economy moving, getting products from point A to point B and everywhere else they need to be. While [...]
Workers Comp Rates for Trucking Companies Workers compensation insurance for trucking companies is expensive. It pays to shop around and find the best deal. Rates are mostly a function of the number of drivers you have and their salary. These rates also vary tremendously by state with California having the highest rates in [...]
