In order to drive commercial trucks, drivers are required to get a commercial driver’s license, called a CDL. This is because tractor-trailers handle much differently than passenger vehicles and drivers must undergo special training in order to operate a vehicle of such size and power. [...]
Hydraulic fracturing (also known simply as fracking) is the process of extracting natural gas from shale rock formations. The process involves pumping a combination of water, sand, and chemicals underground, at incredibly high pressure, so that the rock breaks apart. This creates fractures where the [...]
Truck and car manufacturers are continually working to manufacture vehicles that can drive themselves. These manufacturers claim that automated trucks – with artificial intelligence, robotics, and machine learning – can help reduce costs and increase safety. Truckers shouldn’t worry yet, though. The days when trucks [...]
Consumers and users of products expect that the items they buy and use will be safe for their intended purposes. They expect that the makers of the products will run extensive tests to ensure that buyers won’t be hurt. When products are defective and the [...]
Internet challenges are nothing new, and some of them – the Running Man Challenge or the Cheerio Stack Challenge, for example – are relatively harmless. Others have helped raise awareness and funding for good causes, like the Ice Bucket Challenge did for ALS. Many of [...]
The coronavirus (also known as COVID-19 or 2019-nCOV), which began in the Wuhan province of China, is causing world-wide alarm. Coronavirus can cause a range of health issues. The infection has already caused numerous fatalities in China, which has set up quarantines and taken other [...]
According to truck drivers, North Dakota is on a short list of the toughest places to drive in the winter. Winter weather spans almost six months in the Northwest. That adds up to a lot of danger for everyone on the road. With the oil [...]
For many individuals, the decision to enter a nursing home – or to move a parent or sibling into one – is stressful. Not only is your life drastically changing, but you may not have much control over where you wind up. Cost, bed availability, [...]
When a doctor acts negligently, and a patient sustains injuries, that’s medical malpractice. Those mistakes are easy to recognize because often the effects on patients are immediate. What about the not-so-easy to recognize medical malpractice claims that may exist? Medical malpractice doesn’t just result from [...]
If you live in North Dakota, you need to acclimate to cold winters. If you don’t, your activities will be limited to spending half of your year inside. Fortunately there’s much to do outside once you get past the low temperatures. Just some of the [...]
