A report released this past summer by IHS Automotive found that the average age for vehicles out on the roads and highways here in the U.S. is an impressive 11.5 years. While this vehicle longevity has undoubtedly left many people satisfied that their hard-earned dollars have been well spent, it’s important that this long-term reliability […]

In a series of ongoing posts, we’ve been examining the rather stringent testing program put in place by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to combat the problem of impaired driving among licensed commercial motor vehicle operators. Indeed, our first two posts on this subject discussed how the agency calls for mandatory drug screening for […]

One of the most confusing and frustrating tasks for both expecting parents and parents with small children is often selecting a car seat. This is likely because they are confronted with a multitude of options while standing in the store aisle, all of which seem to offer different features and all of which seem like […]

Once their children are old enough to do more than just walk around the yard, most parents will start purchasing toys designed specifically for outdoor use, including sports equipment, bubbles, inflatable pools, wagons and, of course, tricycles. A recently published study in the medical journal Pediatrics, however, indicates that parents perhaps need to be a […]

It’s a nightmare scenario that plays out far too often across the country, including right here in Tennessee: Innocent motorists being struck from behind at full force by fully loaded semi trucks while stopped at a red light or sitting in traffic on the highway. While these serious — and often deadly — rearview crashes […]

In a previous post, we began discussing how the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration takes the danger posed by impaired driving very seriously, mandating that all drivers licensed to operate commercial motor vehicles — vehicles whose gross vehicle weight rating is over 26,000 or carry more than 16 passengers — submit to a rigorous testing […]

Thanks to improved designs and greater reliability, people are staying behind the wheels of their vehicles for much longer. Indeed, statistics show that the average automobile traversing the roads and highways here in the U.S. is now an unbelievable 11.5 years old. While automakers are certainly to be commended for having more desirable and long-lasting […]

As we discussed in a previous post, school has been back in session here in Tennessee for a few weeks now. While this means many kids have yet to adjust to their new routine, it also means the same for many adults. In fact, this doesn’t just include adults trying to find a good way […]

Thanks to advances in modern medicine, a full recovery is now a very real possibility for children who suffer otherwise serious personal injuries in various types of accidents. As encouraging as this is, it’s important to understand that there are still certain injuries from which a full recovery is all but impossible. For example, many […]

It’s hard to believe, but school is officially back in session throughout Tennessee. For many parents this means having to adjust their work schedules for rides, while for many others this means having to memorize the numbers, stops and routes of the buses on which their children will be riding. Interestingly enough, those parents whose […]