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Truck Driving Safety Web
Driving too fast for conditions and over-steering during an accident are two major causes of tank-truck rollovers. However, rollovers can be prevented by properly training drivers and reinforcing the need for safety.
Earlier this year, a septic truck driver in Virginia jerked his steering wheel hard to the right to avoid an accident and turned over the vehicle. In Ohio, a septic truck rolled over on a highway as the driver tried to evade an oncoming tractor-trailer rig that was rounding a curve too wide. And in California, a septic truck exiting a freeway off-ramp rolled over and crashed into a sub-sandwich shop/gas station.Here’s the good news: In all three cases, no serious injuries resulted. Now the bad news: Rollover accidents – for both straight-tank trucks and trailer tankers – continue to
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