August 7, 2007
Rhode Island's Beacon Mutual: Promises, Promises
In response to a workers comp crisis, state legislatures are often tempted to set up their own insurance companies. Unfortunately, the insurer of last resort frequently becomes the one and only insurer: bloated by patronage and the recipient of unfair market advantages, the state fund can become a monstrous leviathan, dwarfing other carriers and all but eliminating competition in the...July 16, 2007
New attention on trucker wellness
Truckers are too fat, they smoke too much, they don't sleep well and many have such big bellies they can't even fasten the buckle on their seat belt. That's according to a recent Associated Press story by Emily Fredrix, who points out that truck drivers account for 15% of the nation's work-related deaths, and poor health is often a contributing...January 2, 2007
Commercial Drivers: Unsafe at Any Speed?
We begin the new year, alas, with a nightmare: You're barreling down a three lane highway at 70 mph, when a tractor trailer rig pulls up behind you. All you can see in your rear view mirror is the ominous grill of a Mack truck. What runs through your mind? Do you console yourself with the notion that the driver...June 13, 2006
