How Semi Trucks Consistently Outperform Cars

There are approximately 3.5 million truck drivers on the road at one point or another in the United States with an estimated 2 million of the vehicles they drive being tractor trailers. These truck drivers are an integral part of the more than $671 billion dollar industry that transports nearly 70 percent of the freight that goes by land across the U.S. While truck driving is stated to be the most dangerous occupation in 2014, with approximately 852 persons dying, when compared to the number of fatal accidents (about 37,000 people) involving other vehicles, trucks are way ahead of the curve.…