Dan M Aluminum platform trucks are one of the most convenient, efficient, and cost-effective ways to move small loads through your business. But using aluminum platform trucks improperly can result in tip-over accidents and other disasters that can result in damaged or ruined products and the potential for employee injuries. Here are five things NOT to do … Read more
Women comprise 44 percent of the US labor force, but only 6 percent of the nation’s truck drivers. Now a group called Women in Trucking (WIT) wants to change all that. One of the ways they plan to do that is to introduce the concept of women truck drivers to young girls at an early … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find coming soon on the Bahrns blog: A new women’s trucking group is educating girls on the benefits of growing up to being a female truck driver. And now they have found a unique way to spread their message of empowerment: A … Read more
Workplace accidents involving spilled gasoline, diesel, waste oil, engine fluids, and other potentially explosive fuels can put your employees, products, and workplace at risk. For bigger spills, the best response is to call 911 and have the local fire department handle the situation. But for smaller spills, it may be possible to control the spread of spilled … Read more
Wal-Mart has submitted a patent for robotic shopping carts that don’t require you to push them as you shop. Actually, the devices — which apparently resemble “Roomba” style robotic floor sweepers — will fit on the bottom of the retail giant’s existing shopping carts and will automatically guide the carts to follow you around as … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find coming soon on the Bahrns blog: Major petroleum leaks typically require a call to 911. But small, minor spills of gasoline and other potentially hazardous materials can often be cleaned up in-house. We’ll show you how to control and clean up … Read more
In one of the most unlikely business pairings in recent memory, Google’s parent company Alphabet is teaming up with the Chipotle restaurant chain to delivery burritos and other items to college students at Virgina Tech University via pilotless drone. Many businesses, including Google, Wal-Mart, Amazon, and others are experimenting with robotic drones as a way … Read more
Improved severe injury reporting requirements among US businesses has revealed a disturbing trend: On an average workday in the US, seven employees suffer amputations of their fingers, toes, hands or other body parts. In 2015, new regulations enacted by the US Department of Labor required US companies to report any serious workplace injury, such as … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find coming soon on the Bahrns blog: New reporting requirements have revealed that serious workplace injuries, such as amputations, are more common than previously believed. On average, there are seven amputations per day in the US. What’s causing these terrible, life-changing injuries? … Read more
A growing US economy means more trucks on the nation’s highways and roads. Unfortunately, it also means more traffic fatalities involving trucks, according to a new report. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that truck-involved crashes resulting in fatalities increased by 4.4 percent in 2015. And at least part of that increase was attributed … Read more
