If there’s one thing trucking company executives and their insurance companies fear, it’s likely the “nuclear verdict.” A nuclear verdict is a massive judgment of $10 million or more, awarded to the victim or victims of a truck accident. The problems with nuclear...
By most accounts 2020 has been a rough and stormy year for the maritime industry. Falling oil prices have played a major part, along with a global health crisis. As many are losing their jobs, it’s easy to feel like everything’s going the wrong direction. Still, amid...
Have you ever traveled to the coast and watched the tankers and container ships sail past the horizon? They can be an inspiring sight. Giant and majestic testaments to human ingenuity. These ships carry tons of freight and goods over the seas and across the globe. The...
There’s no question that truck accidents can be utterly devastating. The weight and size that commercial trucks bring into accidents make them far deadlier than your standard car or SUV. For this reason, truck accidents often make the news headlines, and it might be...
By any account, 2020 has been a bad year for the oil and gas industry. Big oil companies have faced the twin threats of a global health crisis and historically low demand. And workers everywhere have felt the aftershocks. As the oil companies have struggled to cope...
Ask anyone in the transportation industry, and you’ll hear that self-driving vehicles are a matter of “when,” not “if.” It’s likely that you’ve heard about the work that Tesla and other manufacturers have done to create self-driving passenger cars. But there’s as much...
Fire is dangerous. It’s also one of the greatest forces in human civilization. Since the dawn of humanity, we have harnessed fire to cook food, warm ourselves, protect our families and power engines. Fire pervades our daily lives, and that means we place ourselves...
Life at sea is demanding. Long shifts are common. Workers spend long weeks or months away from their friends and family. And they face greater risks of workplace injuries and fatalities. However, not all injuries are visible. Some injuries aren’t even physical....
An economic downturn hurts everyone in different ways. Some people must simply cope with thinner stock portfolios. Others lose their jobs. Still others may face harm more indirectly. This may soon be the case for those offshore workers who tap the ocean floor for...
When you think of life at sea and the dangers it might present, your mind might not go straight to fires and explosions. You might think about drowning or falls from rain-slicked heights. But fires and explosions are just as deadly and more common than you might...
