As a professional truck driver, you will realize that one of the most important things for the trucking industry is safety. It is the number one priority and the main reason by which the truck driving schools work. Each year, many new students have to spend several hours in training to improve their skills before driving a truck for the first time on the highway. The Federal Government regulations and trucking industry quality standards obligate new entry-level truck drivers to exceed requirements in order to approve the Commercial Driver License (CDL) exam. For this reason, recently, the government has reported that truck safety is at an all time high.
Institutions, associations, companies and others businesses related to the trucking industry have achieved this recognition thanks to their hard work and dedication. For that reason, tragic accidents involving trucks have progressively decreased in the last few years. What is more, many accidents relating trucks were in most of the cases provoked by other vehicles. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has pegged causal passenger vehicle factors at 75%. Due to these statistics, the trucking industry created the "Share the Road" campaign to help citizens to reduce accidents.
Truck companies and professional truck drivers know that putting its efforts in safety is worth. In this way, they can be sure that they are protecting their investments in vehicles, keeping insurance operating costs at a minimum and staying on the road to earn a living. The CDL ensures that every commercial truck driver is qualified to operate on the road. Therefore, cooperate with the trucking industry in making highways safe and life better for the common wealth.