Working in the maritime industry comes with a lot of perks. While some log hours at their desk, typing away at a keyboard, you get to experience the fresh air, the smell of the ocean, and all the excitement that comes with nature. But this line of work does come with its dangers and risks. Workplace injury is not foreign to the maritime industry. But in conversation about workplace injury, catastrophic injury tends to take center stage.
Don't underestimate how many trucks you share the road with
Why are trucking accidents so common and so dangerous? One reason is the sheer number of trucks on the road in the United States. Even with planes and other modern advancements, an incredible number of products are simply moved on the highway every day -- and every night. These 80,000-pound vehicles have to share the roads with a lot of 3,000-pound cars, and accidents between the two are both inevitable and dangerous.
