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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 |
If you are a first-time driver, locating reasonable auto insurance can be one of the major challenges after the initial purchase of your car. There is no shortage of car insurance companies standing ready to offer you competitive rates as well as different kinds of insurance policies. There are two types that are most readily used by motorists: liability and full coverage. These two types of coverage represent the bottom line. Any other particulars of certain policies are built off of these. What are some of the differences? Is one better than the other?
Each state has its own guidelines and specific provisions that govern the use of car insurance. The regulations declare what minimum amount coverage is required by law. If you want to drive legal in most of the states, you will need liability insurance coverage. Liability insurance coverage provides the motorist protection against damage and injuries which were caused by you, including property damage.
This type of coverage is described in terms of numbers. Each of these numbers represents the components of the liability coverage. They are written like so: 20/60/10. The first number is the maximum amount your insurance company will pay to cover bodily injuries sustained by a single person, per accident. The second is the maximum amount that your insurance provider will pay for every injury caused by a single accident. The third number is the total amount that will be paid to cover property damage.
With full coverage you have far more provisions available to you. Yet there is a misconception that if you have “full” coverage, that all circumstances will be covered. This is not true. Full coverage includes two additional areas or components of insurance coverage besides liability called collision and comprehensive. Full coverage has a degree of flexibility about it. You do not necessary need both of these additional components. For example, comprehensive can be added by itself. In order to have to collision coverage you must have comprehensive.
With comprehensive coverage you have protection against other forms of damage such as those that come from natural disasters, fire, vandalism, and theft. For those who add collision coverage, they do so because they want protection in auto collisions.
There are clear differences between liability and full coverage. What type you decide to purchase depends on different factors like whether your car or truck is new, used, or under financing. It may also be a matter of how much coverage you want to buy. The costs will be higher if you opt for fuller coverage rather straight liability. If there are other features or special areas of coverage provided by the individual auto insurance provider, you may decided to pay for some parts but not others.
It is important to understand what type of coverage you need as well have a working knowledge of other types of coverage available and what each one offers you, the motorist.
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 |
Tow truck drivers are much needed not only within the trucking industry but also in many other areas of employment. A tow truck is a vehicle used to carry disabled motor vehicles of the road after a breakdown or collision. They are also used to impound vehicles which are illegally parked on public roads or private property. Tow trucks are at times called wreckers and there are 3 commonly used types of tow trucks. A hook and chain tow truck is one commonly used when hauling vehicles away after accidents. This tow truck is also known as a sling because a chain is looped around the vehicles body or axle. The reason it is not used as much for breakdowns is because it may damage the bumper of the car it is towing although it is often used for cars with steel bumpers or if it is missing one or two of the front or back tires.
The wheel –lift is basically an upgraded version of the above mentioned tow truck. It has a large metal yoke that can be fitted under the rear or front tires to cradle them. In order for the car to be pulled it is hoisted clear of the ground by a hydraulic hoist. The tow truck most seen it probably the flatbed also known as a rollback. The back of this type tow truck has a bed that can be inclined and lowered to the ground allowing a car to get on it by its own power or be dragged onto it by a winch.
Tow truck drivers are often employed by private businesses although there are many tow truck drivers who are working for other institutions like the road authority who controls certain stretches of highways. There are also other businesses that do employ tow truck drivers for the sole purpose of towing their own vehicles. For example, the various bus companies, police and fire department, all of these own and operate large fleets of vehicles and therefore own their own tow trucks driven by their drivers.
As far as a special license for driving a tow truck, there is none but you do need to have current valid license without any restrictions on it plus a clean record. What you need in addition to become a tow truck driver is a certificate from the TTA. In order to be approved there are several criteria that has to be met. These can vary some from state to state but as long as you can meet the requirements there are nothing standing in your way when applying for a tow truck job.
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 |
Having decided on a career as a Professional truck driver you should know, before enrolling in truck driving school, that there are several different types of truck drivers. Although you will be made aware of this during your training you may come to realize you have enrolled in the wrong program for what type of truck you would like to drive. Any type of truck driver has its own advantages as well as disadvantages and it is important to know about this beforehand. When most people think of truck drivers they have a picture in their mind of all the hundreds of truckers seen daily along America’s highways and interstates. These are called long distance divers or long hauls. Drivers of these type trucks do at times take trips which bring then back home the same day but for the most parts drivers of heavy trucks do stay on the road for long periods of time, something which is not suitable for everyone. Local drivers on the other hand, has more frequent stops during the day, interact more with clients and are able to go home after their shift.
Specialized truck drivers are those who operate double and triple Tractor trailers. They also operate Tank trucks, wet and dry bulk carriers, auto carriers and heavy specialized equipment. In order to drive these trucks special training and preparation is needed for a driver to be able to better understand the trucks he will be driving as well as the cargo he will be hauling. Another type of truck drivers who need special training is those who will be transporting hazardous material. Their training will usually be provided by the employer.
Then there are the owner operators and independent drivers. These normally start out as every one else, by driving a truck for someone else and collecting a salary. After some time in the business they get their own trucks and equipment and start hauling freight for several different companies. Among these types of truck drivers you can often find husband and wife teams as well as other family members. Independent and owner operated truck drivers can end up having a very lucrative business if managed right.
Taking all this into consideration it would be wise to do some research into what kind of Truck driver school to enroll in and prepare yourself for the one you like the best.
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Saturday, December 1st, 2007 |
GA–A fire on a tractor-trailer seriously injured one man along Interstate 95 north in Chatham County. It happened Tuesday morning near mile marker 94, just north of where 204 and I-95 intersect.
Savannah-Chatham police say the truck driver noticed his back brakes were on fire and pulled over into the emergency lane to try to extinguish the fire. A man heading to work in an SUV didn’t see the truck driver and slammed into him.
Southside firefighters and EMS rushed to the scene along with Savannah-Chatham police to block off the area. Crews put out the fire and rushed the truck driver, identified as 52-year-old James Williams Glenn, to Memorial Health with severe leg injuries.
The northbound lanes on I-95 near 204 were closed while crews cleaned up the accident. All lanes reopened around 7am.
Glenn remains in serious condition.
No charges have been filed.
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Saturday, December 1st, 2007 |
A 34-year-old truck driver from the Los Angeles area was killed near Chiriaco Summit when his truck rear-ended another big rig on Interstate 10 east of Indio.
According to California Highway Patrol reports,the male driver, described as a Hispanic man from Los Angeles whose name is being withheld pending notification of kin, was driving at about 74 mph in the No. 2 lane and approached a 1999 Kenworth also traveling in that lane near the Cactus City rest area.
The Kenworth was driven by Arturo Villa, 49, of Tucson, Ariz., and was traveling at a lower speed. For reasons still under investigation, according to the California Highway Patrol, the Freightliner rear-ended the Kenworth.
The impact caused what CHP is calling “complete intrusion damage” to the Freightliner, killing the driver instantly. He was not wearing a seatbelt.
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Friday, November 30th, 2007 |
A pickup truck rear-ended a school bus in Calgary’s northeast Thursday morning, but none of the 43 students on board was injured.
The driver was charged with careless driving following the crash, which happened in Country Hills around 9 a.m. as the children were headed to classes. They were transferred to another bus that took them to their elementary school.
Police said glare from the sun and slippery road conditions may have played a role in the accident, which totalled the pickup.
In October, an eight-year-old girl died in a school bus crash when it smashed into a parked gravel truck on Crowchild Trail. Police are still investigating.
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Friday, November 30th, 2007 |
A 50-year-old man was killed after he fell into the barrel of a cement truck that he was cleaning Saturday morning, the according to CNA.
Lin Tu-lung was working at a cement-mixing site located on Anping Road, Hsintien City, and fell into the cement truck while cleaning it. He was found dead when police arrived.
Taipei County Fire Department officials indicated that they had sent firemen to the rescue immediately after it was reported, but Lin was found lifeless on the scene.
Police had the construction site sealed off, and are investigating the exact cause of Lin’s death.
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Friday, November 30th, 2007 |
A five-year-old boy died in Cradock after he fell off a truck he was “surfing” which then drove over him, Eastern Cape police said on Tuesday.
Inspector Cynthia Nkamba said Golvin Block and some friends were hanging onto the back of a moving truck delivering sorghum beer when he fell on Monday morning.
“The truck stopped and reversed, Block fell and was run over. He died instantly,” said Nkamba.
The boys were playing a game popular in townships, which is similar to “train-surfing” - riding on the roof of moving trains.
The truck driver said he was not aware the boys were surfing behind the truck.
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Friday, November 30th, 2007 |
Nobody’s spying on you. The truck with a camera on top cruising Carroll County streets will be scouting neighborhoods so police, firefighters and paramedics can more easily find destinations in emergencies.
The camera atop the truck will photograph every house in the county along its public roadways, said Julia Lukans, project manager for Spatial Systems Associates Inc., the company taking the pictures.
The operation begins in December and will continue for up to six months.
“People are often curious about the contraption on top,” Lukans said. They’ll stop when pulling into their driveway and cautiously ask what’s going on, but the county doesn’t want to fret.
“They don’t have to worry about anybody coming onto their property, and they don’t have to worry about the pictures being made public,” said Vivian Laxton, Carroll County spokeswoman.
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Friday, November 30th, 2007 |
At least two people are dead and five are listed in very critical condition after an accident reported early this morning on route 5 north near the area of Cardone hill, about four kilometers south of Copiapó.
The event occurred when a truck, at the 802nd kilometer of the route, crossed the median and collided head-on with a passenger bus belonging to the company TurBus, which was traveling from Santiago to Arica.
The crash, which happened this morning, also left 34 other people with non-critical injuries who were transferred to Copiapó Hospital. For now, the five people seriously injured have been taken to the local Mutual de Seguridad Medical Center.
Police had reported that the driver of the truck, identified as Andrés Osandón Vergara (26), was under the influence of alcohol. This was later confirmed after police forces spoke with him at the scene of the accident.
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