There is currently a shortage of about 60,000 truck drivers at trucking companies across the United States, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA), USA Today reported earlier this year. Truck driver shortages can have a significant impact on the truckers who are currently on the road as their employers push them to speed up […]

There is usually a long backlog of applications for Social Security disability (SSD) benefits that creates a lengthy wait for many applicants. The Social Security Administration (SSA) implemented the Compassionate Allowances program in 2008 in an effort to reduce the wait for people with conditions that clearly qualify as disabilities under the program’s definition. The […]

Thanks to the unseasonably cool weather, many homes and businesses throughout the state of Tennessee have been keeping their furnaces on and their thermostats set to higher temperatures. While the simple act of running a furnace seems unremarkable on its own, it’s important to understand that it’s never without risks. Indeed, the incomplete combustion of […]

According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, thousands of children here in the U.S. have been diagnosed with some sort of food allergy, with the most common allergen being peanut, followed closely by milk and shellfish. Furthermore, the AAAAI found that as many as 38.7 percent of children with these food allergies […]

Those who have purchased a new car, truck or SUV over the last few years have undoubtedly come to enjoy many of the amenities that their previous vehicle may have been lacking from a bigger engine and more spacious interior to in-dash touchscreen and Bluetooth technology. As nice as all these features are, however, a […]

Last time, our blog examined statistics from the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security that painted a rather grim picture of what happens when trains and motor vehicles collide. In today’s post, we’ll continue with this discussion, exploring why these types of accidents occur and what motorists can do to stay safe. The causes […]

Officials with the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Chattanooga Police Department are currently looking for answers in the aftermath of a fatal workplace accident at one of the city’s more well-known manufacturing facilities earlier this month. According to preliminary reports, a 34-year-old woman was working a shift at the Wrigley manufacturing plant […]

Parents of a Tennessee State University football player have brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the college. They claim that the college failed to follow generally accepted protocol by failing to have an external defibrillator present while football practice was going on. The parents are seeking a $5 million verdict as part of the lawsuit. […]