Being on the road can be draining and stressful for us all, especially for truck drivers who spend nearly 11 hours on the road daily. It’s important in today’s age to utilize technology in as many ways as possible to make life easier where you can. ATBS recently published an article highlights 12 of the most helpful apps […]
Pumping gas is a monotonous activity that we often mindlessly do. However, this task, while it seems simple and straightforward, has the potential to be very dangerous if you are not cautious and alert. Check out these 11 things that you should be doing every time you visit the gas pump. McIntosh Energy owns and
It’s almost summer! The weather’s warming up, school will be out soon, and if it ever stops raining, motorcycles will be out on the roads. Motorcycles are harder to see and more at risk for crashes, and motorcyclists are 27 times more likely to die in a crash than someone in a passenger vehicle. This
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. According to the CDC, 9 people are killed and 1,000 are injured EVERY DAY in crashes involving a distracted driver. It’s clearly an important issue. There’s so many advertising campaigns against texting and driving that that’s frequently the first thing to come to mind. But that’s not the only
Four-wheeled vehicles like your standard car have vastly different capabilities than a semi truck. Semi trucks are bigger, heavier, harder to stop (and slower to accelerate), and have larger blind spots than regular vehicles. You can usually drive safely around semi trucks with just a bit of common sense, but here are some tips that