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How Tarps Can Help Reduce Fatal Accidents [INFOGRAPHIC]

HOW TARPS CAN HELP REDUCE FATAL ACCIDENTS Fatal truck accidents are not uncommon on US highways. Driving under the Influence (DUI) Is one of the leading causes of such accldents; other reasons Include tire problem, brake Issues, engine/transmisslon problems, defec- tive steering wheels, or Just plaln carelessness. Whle these problems get a falr amount of alr time there Is yet another reason for such accldents, a reason that doesn't get the Importance It deserves. We are talking about unse- cured cargo that flles off the back of the truck and ends up hittling vehlcles, resulting In some tragic fatalitles. Mind you, fatalitles are always traglc, but those resulting from unsecured loads are all the more so because they can be easly avolded. This Infographlc takes a look at fatalitles resulting from unsecured cargoes and the use of tarps In making the roads safer for vehicles as well as pedestrlans. UNSECURED CARGO AND MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 440 fatalities 2010 saw 51000 crashes 10000 injured were a result of a vehlcle striking an object that came off of another vehlcle That's a mammoth 1 percent of the total number of fatalitles persons No prizes for guessing that unsecured cargo was a reason behind many of these deaths CIRCA 2011, FATAL TRUCK ACCIDENTS GO UP Truck Fatalities Increase in injury causing truck accidents -15% increased by 20% in 2011 MANY OF THESE INJURIES WERE A RESULT OF UNSECURED CARGO FAST FORWARD TO 2012 AND 2013 44 A Youngstown truck driver has died after a crash involving three tractor trailers on Interstate 80 in northeastern Pennsylvania 77 44 Two heavy-duty boat engines flew off an 18-wheeler Wednesday evening and crashed on top of a car 7 News stories like these are fairly common UNSECURED LOADS CAUSE UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS HOW? Heavy cargo can come undone, fall on the Material like gravel woodchips, metal scraps, roadway and crash into the following vehicles etc. can fly from the truck hitting other vehicles Now you know why unsecured loads are a really bad idea. The solution lies in Truck Tarps WHAT ARE THEY? They protect the cargo as well as other vehicles from damage Truck tarps are a reliable and They are made from durable affordable way of protecting water resistant material and are cargo and securing it all-weather friends DIFFERENT TYPE OF TARPS Steel Tarps Hay Tarps Mesh Tarps They keep steel rods, UV treated Tarps that protect All weather tarps offer shade steel cables, etc. hay bales from rain, from the sun and cool secure on flatbed trucks wind and snow breeze to enter Lumber Tarps Dump Truck Tarps Coil Tarps Lightweight Tarps used to These tarps are specially designed Coil tarps used to keep loads secure and protect cargo for most electrical and of steel coils secure on on flatbed trucks manual tarp systems flatbed trucks HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT TRUCK TARP? TI Thm lim If you are carrying wood freight, fire and water resistant truck tarp is a Choose them based on the vehicle good idea Steel tarps can be used The type of material you are for loads like steel beams transporting determines the kind truck tarp you choose CONCLUSION Truck tarps don't protect just your cargo but also the lives of other drivers. What's more, they help you make the roads a safer place for driving. Sources Presented by http://www.gao.gov/assets/660/650169.txt http://www.missouritruckaccidentattorneys.com/tag/fatal-truck-crash-statistics/ http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/09/guns-traffic-deaths-rates/1784595/ MYTEE http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/10/3336438/freak-accident-on-biscayne-boulevard.html PRODUCTS http://www.wfmj.com/story/20314992/youngstown-truck-driver-dies-in-i-80-crash-in-pennsylvania http://www.jacobsandfishman.com/blog/2012/12/unsecured-load-contributes-to-fatal-truck-accident.shtml www.myteeproducts.com

How Tarps Can Help Reduce Fatal Accidents [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Unsecure cargos have caused many fatal accidents and this is a shame really because such accidents can easily be avoided by securing the cargo. All one needs to do, is use Truck Tarps to secure a truc...

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