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T

nke

t

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n

ddition

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nyone shing the

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t could ong>EXPLODE<

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nge

involved in tnspo

ting h

zdous cgo, t

nke

t

uck d

ive

s need to h

ve speci

l “endo

sements” on thei

d

ive

s’ licenses th

t they obt

in by doing

ddition

l t

ining in ho

to tnspo

t h

zdous m

te

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ls s

fely. ong>Ho

eve

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t ext tining is no gu

ntee ong> th

t

t

nke

t

uck d

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pp

op

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te c

ution

nd ce. Like

ny long-h

ul t

uck d

ive

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t

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ive

s

o

k unde

difficult conditions. They d

ive long hou

s unde

tight de

dlines. THEY SPEED. THEY GET DIST

CTED. They suffe

f

om f

tigue. They

eso

t to ove

-the-counte

nd (sometimes) illeg

l stimul

nts to keep them

ke

nd

le

t on the

o

d.

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nd-on, but you get the ide

. IN THEO

Y,

e should be

ble to count on t

nke

t

uck d

ive

s to be the most

esponsible

nd c

eful t

uck d

ive

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o

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t is not

lys the c

se. T

nke

t

uck d

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n,

nd ong>they m

ke de

dly mist

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T

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ccident Inju

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nyone

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ccident

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T IS NOT

LL. Bec

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lly toxic n

tu

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c

go, t

nke

t

ucks put EVE

YONE in thei

vicinity

t

isk in

n

ccident. ong>You don’t even need to be di

ectly involved in

t

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ccident to be h

med by one. ong><

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ith T

nke

T

ucks

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se,

collision

ith

t

nke

t

uck spells EXT

EME d

nge

fo

occup

nts of

ny vehicle involved. T

nke

t

ucks th

t collide

ith sm

lle

vehicles inflict M

SSIVE d

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ushed limbs

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ll common

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ong>,

sm

lle

vehicle, o

hen the sm

lle

vehicle

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ides unde

<

st

ong>, the t

nke

t

uck. Of cou

se, if the t

nke

t

uck explodes o

ele

ses toxic cgo in

collision, occup

nts of sm

lle

vehicles could suffe

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n

l inju

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om exposu

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Inju

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om P

oximity to T

nke

T

uck

ccidents

Even if

t

nke

t

uck does not collide

ith

nothe

vehicle,

n

ccident involving

t

nke

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ISK. Fo

ex

mple:

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  n send de

  dly sh

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  st c

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  oy neighbo

  ing buildings

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  eb

  ll c

  n set vehicles

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  uctu

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  e, bu

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  nce of the spilled c

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  n

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  l bu

  ns on

  nyone

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  ls c

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  e

  k do

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  te

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  ke

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  f

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S

fety Tips fovoiding T

nke

T

uck

ccidents<

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To keep you

self

nd you

loved ones s

fe f

om

n

ccident involving

t

nke

t

uck (o

,

e

lly,

ny kind of lge t

uck), t

ke some simple p

eventive me

su

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nnot see the t

ucke

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nnot see you >.

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ll if you d

ive too close to thei

f

ont o

e

bumpe

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ucke

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ncy high-tech c

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t

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s quickly

s possible. If you c

nnot p

ss s

fely, then

t

b

e minimum st

y

he

e you c

n see the t

ucke

in his mi

o

s. On

city st

eet, ong>NEVE

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st

ong> sit in

t

ffic l

ne next to

t

nke

t

uck th

t is

bout to tu

n

t

n inte

section. The t

ucke

c

nnot see you

nd you

un

n EXT

EME

isk of being

un ove

o

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ded off the

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ith plenty of

oom to spe.

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nke

t

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st

ong> the

oom they need to m

neuve

s

fely. It’s not just otheo

d use

s, but EVE

YONE on

nd ne o

d

ho f

ces EXT

EME D

NGE

in

t

nke

t

uck

ccident. So, if you see

t

nke

t

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pt

nd t

y to give the t

uck sp

ce.

If You See Cgo Le

k out, Give

Shout!<

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Eve

yone on the

o

d o

es it to thei

fello

moto

ists

nd citizens to ong>KEEP

N EYE OUT ong> fo

le

ks

nd spills f

om t

nke

t

ucks. T

nke

t

uck d

ive

s might not even

e

lize they e le

king c

go. ong>

le

t the d

ive

immedi

tely ong> ong>o

pull ove

to c

ll 911<

st

ong>,

nd then ong>move

s f

y

s possible ong> to keep you

self

nd you

loved ones s

fe.

Help

fte

T

nke

T

uck

ccident

If the

O

ST h

ppens

nd

t

nke

t

uck

ccident inju

es you o

loved one, do you kno

the steps to t

ke to p

otect youellbeing

nd leg

l

ights? He

e’s

h

t I usu

lly

ecommend to

NYONE

ho f

ces

C

T

ST

OPHE involving

t

nke

t

uck.

• ong>Get medic

  l help. ong> Going to see

  docto

  fte

  t

  nke

  t

  uck

  ccident se

  ves

  t le

  st t

  o pu

  poses. Fi

  st, obviously, it p

  otects you

  he

  lth. Second, it c

  e

  tes

  eco

  ds th

  t di

  ectly tie you

  inju

  ies to the t

  nke

  t

  uck

  ccident. Th

  t is impo

  t

  nt bec

  use the pties

  ith potenti

  l leg

  l li

  bility to you (

  nd thei

  insunce comp

  nies)

  ill look fony

  e

  son to

  void p

  ying you

  h

  t you dese

  ve.

  iting

  feeeks to seek medic

  l c

  e just gives those p

  ties

  mmunition to gue th

  t you didn’t

  e

  lly get hu

  t in the t

  nke

  t

  uck

  ccident. Do not give them th

  t f

  eebie gument. ong>SEE
  DOCTOIGHT

  Y. ong><

  li>

• ong>T

  e

  t insunce comp

  nies

  ith EXT

  EME c

  ution.<

  st

  ong> Look, I get th

  t you might need to t

  lk to you

  o

  n insunce comp

  ny

  bout inju

  ies o

  p

  ope

  ty d

  m

  ge c

  used by

  t

  nke

  t

  uck

  ccident. Ho

  eve

  , if SOMEONE ELSE’S insunce comp

  ny

  e

  ches out to you… ong>

  O

  H, be ceful.<

  st

  ong> Out

  e

  ch f

  om the othe

  d

  ive

  ’s insunce comp

  ny (o

  nyone else’s) is

  su

  efi

  e sign th

  t someone thinks they might o

  e you

  ong>TON<

  st

  ong> of money in d

  m

  ges

  nd they hope they c

  n skip out on p

  ying you

  h

  t you dese

  ve by cutting

  quick de

  l. Do not t

  lk to them. Inste

  d, follo

  the next tip.

• ong>C

  LL

  T

  UCK

  CCIDENT

  TTO

  NEY.<

  st

  ong> P

  otect you

  self

  nd you

  ights by letting

  n expe

  ienced t

  nke

  t

  uck

  ccident

  tto

  ney do the t

  lking

  ith insu

  nce comp

  nies

  nd l

  ye

  s fo

  you. T

  nke

  t

  uck

  ccidents th

  t

  esult in

  idesp

  e

  d hm get ong>VE
  Y COMPLIC

  TED, VE

  Y QUICKLY.<

  st

  ong> Eve

  yone

  ith potenti

  l leg

  l li

  bility SC

  MBLES to cove

  thei

  o

  n you-kno

  –

  h

  t. It t

  kes

  se

  soned leg

  l p

  ofession

  l

  ho h

  s seen clients’ th

  ough this kind of dis

  ste

  befo

  e to m

  ke su

  e you

  ecove

  eve

  y penny you dese

  ve, no m

  tte

  if th

  t me

  ns negoti

  ting

  ith insu

  nce comp

  nies, t

  king

  c

  se to t

  i

  l, o

  even filing

  nd ch

  sing cl

  ims in the b

  nk

  uptcy cou

  ts

  he

  e comp

  nies often

  un

  nd hide

  hen thei

  t

  nke

  t

  uck c

  uses M

  SSIVE dest

  uction. Just

  emembe

  to

  e

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  lyes soon

  s possible so th

  t you do not

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