Dallas, Texas, 06/27/2017 /SubmitPressRelease123/

Every year, a nonprofit organization made up of local, state, and federal motor carrier safety officials from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), conducts roadside checks of semi-trucks and other commercial vehicles.

The CVSA’s roadside checks include participation by the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators, Transport Canada, and Mexico’s Secretariat of Communications and Transportation.

The CVSA’s roadside checks take on a specific focus each year. For 2017, the focus of the roadside checks is ensuring semi-trucks cargo is secure. According to the CVSA’s website, “While checking for compliance with safe cargo securement regulations is always part of roadside inspections, CVSA is highlighting cargo securement safety this year as a reminder of its importance to highway safety.”

The Rigorous Roadside Checks Involve 37-Step Inspections

The CVSA’s inspections will take place throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico from June 6 to June 8, 2017. During the inspections, safety officials will conduct the North American Standard Level I Inspection, which involves a 37-step process that includes checks of everything from truckers’ seat belt use to the effectiveness of the truck’s windshield wipers.

These international roadside checks make up the “largest targeted enforcement program on commercial motor vehicles in the world.” The CVSA states that it inspects 17 trucks or buses every minute during the 72-hour period of the inspections. Since the campaign began, the CVSA has inspected over 1.5 million commercial vehicles. One of the major challenges of these inspections, is that truckers will often times schedule personal time off so they can avoid having their semi inspected.

How Dangerous is Loose or Improperly Loaded Cargo?

Loose or improperly loaded cargo can cause serious and deadly truck wrecks. Unbalanced or shifting cargo is one of the top causes of truck crashes. It can take many forms, including:

Cargo that is stacked too high
Unbalanced cargo
Spilled cargo
Overloaded cargo or cargo that is too heavy

Semi-trucks transport over 70 percent of our nation’s freight. When carriers or truckers are tempted to overload a truck’s trailer, they can cause a deadly wreck. The CVSA’s international inspections are designed to identify improperly loaded or overloaded trailers before a serious or fatal wreck can occur.  

Texas Truck Wreck Lawyer Discusses Loose Cargo on Trucks

Texas truck wreck lawyer Amy Witherite states: “Nearly all motorists have experienced the scary sight of a massive semi barreling down the highway with an open trailer stacked with lengths of steel, tree trunks, or other heavy cargo. Driving behind one of these huge vehicles can be terrifying. When a truck is traveling at 55 miles per hour or faster, shifting cargo can cause a devastating accident in mere seconds — and with no warning.”  

If you’ve been injured in a semi-truck crash, or you have lost someone you love in a truck wreck, compassionate and experienced legal help is available today. Contact a Texas truck wreck lawyer right away to discuss your rights and options.

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CVSA’s 2017 International Roadcheck Enforcement Event to Take Place June 6-8 with Special Emphasis on Cargo Securement

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Florida is notorious for frequent accidents involving vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists. Whether it’s due to poor road design, inattention, distraction or just plain bad driving the state’s bicyclists seem to be second class citizens when it comes to safety. Boca bike accident lawyer Joe Osborne says these accidents are preventable and negligent drivers need to be held accountable.

A recent victim is a ten year old Pensacola girl who was struck and killed by a car while riding her bike, reports the Pensacola News Journal. The girl was using a bike lane last month when the driver of a Ford allegedly failed to see her, didn’t provide her the right-of-way and struck her, causing fatal injuries. She was airlifted from the scene to a hospital, where she died. According to the newspaper criminal charges are pending against the driver, a 47 year old Pensacola resident.

While the girl’s family grieves her loss, the carnage continues on Florida’s roads. A 2015 report issued by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that Florida has the country’s worst rate of bicycling deaths (0.57 per 100,000 people) more than twice the nationwide rate (0.23 per 100,000).

The CDC also found that while many other states have sharply reduced bicyclists’ deaths over the last 30 years, Florida has barely made a dent, cutting the number by less than 10%. Only Wyoming is doing a worse job.

Nationwide bicyclist safety is getting better. The number of deaths per 100,000 people decreased 44% during the two time periods measured, from 1975 to 1979 and 2008 to 2012. The sharpest decrease was for children younger than 15. Despite this good news bicyclists die on U.S. roads at a rate double that of vehicle occupants, even though bicycle travel is only about 1% percent of all trips for all types of transportation.

The Florida Department of Transportation and the University of South Florida’s Center for Urban Transportation Research put out a plan to address cyclist safety in 2013. It stated solving the problem boiled down to engineering, education and enforcement.

Roads are not engineered and speed limits were not created to accommodate cyclists and their safe travel. The report suggested widening bike lanes from four to seven feet. In the long term the plan suggests roadways be engineered to match their location where the busier the area, the more narrow the vehicle lanes and the slower the speed. With lower speeds, the easier it is for drivers to make the right decisions in busier areas with more cyclists.

Education and enforcement may address many Floridians’ attitude that they don’t need to share the road with bicyclists. Under state law bicyclists have a right to use roads as much as those driving vehicles.

Plans for a safer future are great but right now bicyclists face a dangerous present. If you or a loved one suffered an injury caused in a bicycling accident involving a driver or dangerous road conditions, contact Boca bike accident lawyer Joe Osborne at (561) 800-4011 or fill out this online contact form. You can discuss your case, how the law may apply and your best legal options to protect your rights and obtain compensation for your injuries.

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June 28, 2017 – – Hemet, CA: A third-party workers compensation case was settled for a security guard injured on the job while working in Hemet. Both the employee’s Workers Compensation carrier and the facilities insurance carrier contributed to the combined settlement of $290,000.

The employee was injured while patrolling the premises at night when he tripped over chair matts that had been put on an exterior ramp while the facility was being cleaned at a previous time. The injured employee suffered orthopedic injuries to his body that inhibited his ability to properly work.

Attorney Kevin Cortright represented the worker in his case to its settled conclusion. He stated, “When investigating work injuries, it is important to identify if any third-party liability also exists. If anyone other than your employer is at fault for the injury, then there could be two claims to make – one against the employer for Workers’ Compensation, and another against the at fault party.” In this case, the at fault party was whomever left the chair matts out at the time of cleaning in an unsafe place.

It is important to find an attorney like Mr. Cortright who handles both Worker’s Compensation and Personal Injury claims, as there is usually significant overlap of Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury situations in at work accidents. Only an attorney that does both can insure the highest possible return for the pain that your injuries have caused. Mr. Cortright has successfully settled and won many types of Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury cases. He understands like no other that these injuries hurt not just the body but in fact affect every part of someone’s life. Having represented clients for more than ten years, he is incredibly passionate about serving his clients.

About Kevin Cortright: Kevin Cortright graduated law school from La Verne School of Law in 2005 and has since then become one of the top Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury attorneys in Southern California. Kevin Cortright became an attorney to help people effectively navigate the legal system when they have an issue involving personal injury, Workers’ Compensation, or bankruptcy. Since becoming licensed in the State of California, he has helped countless individuals get the results they need to get past their current situation and reclaim their lives. Those interested can learn more about Kevin’s successes on this profile.

About the Law Offices of Kevin Cortright: The Law Offices of Kevin Cortright handles Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation claims in Southern California for those who have been injured in an accident or at work. To learn more about their services, visit www.cortrightlaw.com.

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Kevin Cortright
951-677-8064
kc@cortrightlaw.com
29970 Technology Drive
Suite 101
Murrieta, CA 92563

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June 27, 2017 – – Austin, TX: Airlines, aircraft manufacturers, and many other industry insiders are concerned with the quality of flight training options, especially in light of pilot shortages. An upgrade to a popular app may provide a solution to some of the biggest problems that plague the industry, one company says.

Industry insiders have reason to be concerned about the quality of training. Jamie Beckett of General Aviation News reports that 80% of student pilots drop out of training before receiving their pilot certificate. Swayne Martin of Bold Method, cites “lack of structured training” as the primary reason for the dismal dropout rate.

“At my first flight school, I found myself wondering what the next lesson would entail,” said Martin, “Even occasionally showing up having to tell my instructor what exactly I wanted to accomplish that day,” he says in “11 Reasons Why 80% of Student Pilots Drop Out of Training.”

Disorganization leads to inefficiency. Most students need far more than the 40 hours of flight time required by the FAA to develop the competence and skills to pass the checkride required for a Private Pilot rating. Aircraft rental ranges from $110 to $395 per hour plus instruction, so delays can add considerably to the cost of flight training.

“People are willing to invest in an education that leads to a great career, but are reluctant to invest an unknown amount into an unstructured process with an uncertain outcome,” said MrAviation101, Josh Flowers.

Traditionally, instructors used to rely on a complex combination of logbooks, textbooks, spreadsheets and other tools to track the progress of each student. This cumbersome process makes it difficult for both instructors and students to gauge progress and plan next steps.

“Students get derailed or frustrated when the training experience is disjointed.,” said Flowers. “Gaps or overlaps in their learning experience can add a lot of time to the process. Students may need to review old skills before they learn new ones. And many aren’t clear about what they should practice, study or review to prepare for their next lesson.”

Software developer and creator of Pilot Partner, Ken VeArd decided to take on the problem. He asked, “How can we make the flight training process more efficient and satisfying, using technology?”

His solution was a digital dashboard with shared data that can be accessed by desktop computer or mobile device.

Certified Flight Instructors (CFIs) log into the CFI Dashboard to see the status of each of their students. A link between the student’s and CFI’s digital logbook enables the CFI to enter flights into both logbooks, saving time and reducing errors from manual entry. The CFI can review flight history after the student has left for the day. The instructor can sign records electronically, and provide detailed notes about each flight or lesson. The instructor also has a visual list of which skills have been “introduced,” “progressing,” or “ready for check ride,” the CFI can focus on items that need improvement and avoid repeating unnecessary activities. The list of skills are based on a Airman Certification Standard (ACS) Private Pilot or Instrument Pilot syllabus.

Like Google Maps or other popular software, the CFI Dashboard makes it easier to see “where you are” and “where you’re going” on the flight training journey.

Students can log into the Aviation Training Dashboard (a student-side view of the CFI Dashboard) for a graphical depiction of the standard flight training requirements. They can also see an outline of their accomplishments and progress, next steps, and a clear map of what it takes to get to the next objective. Used properly, a Student Pilot could earn a Private Pilot or Instrument rating in few Flights, saving money.

“The students I mentor are often surprisingly unclear about which skills they need to work on. By simplifying and clarifying the process, students can focus their energy in the right place. With better visibility comes better control. When students know what’s coming next, they can focus their study time on learning the next skill.”

As an example, If a student knows he needs to improve radio communications skills, he can review textbooks, or practice with a partner before his next flight, making the best use of expensive flight time.

“This really helps the student to show up prepared, confident and ready to progress to the next step,” said Flowers.

The CFI Dashboard is free tool for any instructors to use. A Pilot Partner Logbook Subscription ($29.95/year) is helpful to keep the instructor’s logbook in order, but not required. Instructors can earn free subscriptions by referring two qualified students per year.

About Pilot Partner

The original Pilot Partner electronic logging software was developed in 1997, when founder and CEO Ken VeArd was still in flight school. After writing all his flights into his logbook, he thought, “there has to be a better way.” Now, almost 20 years later, there are still no electronic logbooks that fully satisfy his needs. The new PilotPartner.net has been redesigned to support the needs of today’s general aviation pilot.

Additionally, Pilot Partner has released the new CFI Dashboard. The dashboard facilitates CFIs to electronically sign students’ logbooks, post endorsements, and write detailed notes. The dashboard provides pilots and their students the means to track progress, even when they in different locations.

Pilot partner is a registered trademark of Pilot Network LLC © 2017 Pilot Network LLC.

Interviews and high-resolution photos are available on request.

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702-987-1679
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Tooele UT 84074

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June 27, 2017 – – Hemet, CA: A third-party workers compensation case was settled for a security guard injured on the job while working in Hemet. Both the employee’s Workers Compensation carrier and the facilities insurance carrier contributed to the combined settlement of $290,000.

The employee was injured while patrolling the premises at night when he tripped over chair matts that had been put on an exterior ramp while the facility was being cleaned at a previous time. The injured employee suffered orthopedic injuries to his body that inhibited his ability to properly work.

Attorney Kevin Cortright represented the worker in his case to its settled conclusion. He stated, “When investigating work injuries, it is important to identify if any third-party liability also exists. If anyone other than your employer is at fault for the injury, then there could be two claims to make – one against the employer for Workers’ Compensation, and another against the at fault party.” In this case, the at fault party was whomever left the chair matts out at the time of cleaning in an unsafe place.

It is important to find an attorney like Mr. Cortright who handles both Worker’s Compensation and Personal Injury claims, as there is usually significant overlap of Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury situations in at work accidents. Only an attorney that does both can insure the highest possible return for the pain that your injuries have caused. Mr. Cortright has successfully settled and won many types of Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury cases. He understands like no other that these injuries hurt not just the body but in fact affect every part of someone’s life. Having represented clients for more than ten years, he is incredibly passionate about serving his clients.

About Kevin Cortright: Kevin Cortright graduated law school from La Verne School of Law in 2005 and has since then become one of the top Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury attorneys in Southern California. Kevin Cortright became an attorney to help people effectively navigate the legal system when they have an issue involving personal injury, Workers’ Compensation, or bankruptcy. Since becoming licensed in the State of California, he has helped countless individuals get the results they need to get past their current situation and reclaim their lives. Those interested can learn more about Kevin’s successes on his website.

About the Law Offices of Kevin Cortright: The Law Offices of Kevin Cortright handles Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation claims in Southern California for those who have been injured in an accident or at work. To learn more about their services, visit www.cortrightlaw.com.

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Contact Law Offices of Kevin Cortight:

Kevin Cortright
951-677-8064
kc@cortrightlaw.com
29970 Technology Drive
Suite 101
Murrieta, CA 92563

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June 27, 2017 – – El Paso, TX: Area planespotters have enjoyed an interesting lineup of aircraft visiting the Doña Ana County International Jetport, including military, civilian and commercial aircraft.

“It’s been a really interesting spring with a lot of really interesting and unusual aircraft visiting the airport,” said Nicholas E. Gogolew, Jr., the Regional Operations Manager of Francis Aviation, which runs an FBO at the Jetport.

This Sikorsky 61 is a civilian version of the SH 3A “Sea King” helicopter developed for the U.S. Navy in 1961 to detect and attack submarines, and to carry freight and passengers to vessels at sea. The civilian version is often used for freight, passengers and construction tasks.

One helicopter stopped by Francis Aviation at the local airport for fuel on its way to a commercial project in Dallas. The huge helicopter was used to lift air conditioners to the top of a building.

A B-25 Mitchell bomber is an twin engine bomber named for Major General William “Billy” Mitchell, a pioneer of US military aviation. The majority of these aircraft fought in the war against Japan and the Pacific as a ground attack aircraft during the World War II.

It was appreciated by soldiers because it was an exceptionally sturdy aircraft. One famous B25 was nicknamed “Patches” because its crew chief painted all the aircraft flak hole patches with bright yellow zinc chromate primer. By the end of the war, the aircraft had been on 300 missions, belly-landed six times and had 400 patched holes.

The airframe of “Patches” was so distorted from battle damage that straight-and-level flight required 8° of left aileron trim and 6° of right rudder, causing the aircraft to “crab” sideways across the sky. Battered and bent as it was, it still managed to reliably stay in the air.

This Ford TriMotor, also called the “Tin Goose,” is an American three-engined transport aircraft. A total of 199 Ford Trimotors were made between 1925 and 1933.

Ford Trimotors were used extensively by Pan American Airways for its first international scheduled flights from Key West to Havana, Cuba, in 1927. Even after they were replaced by larger aircraft for commercial airline travel, these aircraft were used for freight transport and other purposes. A Ford ad proclaimed that “no Ford plane has yet worn out in service.”

The War Eagles Museum offered rides in the TriMotor in their “Fly on the Ford” event in February.

Five T-38 Cs visited the Doña Ana County Jetport before a flyover by the United States Air Force 88th Fighter Training Squadron of Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas after the National Anthem at the Texas Rangers season opener on April 3.

Doña County International Jetport continues to be a hub for interesting activity for aviation and history aficionados.

“We’ve been really lucky the last few months to see some really great airplanes. And as additional services are added at the airport, the industrial park, and the nearby community, this just keeps getting better,” said Gogolew.

About Francis Aviation

Francis Aviation provides luxury charter flights and FBO services at the Doña Ana County International Jetport and the Las Cruces International Airport. They serve the border area centered around El Paso, Texas. Nonstop charter flights are available throughout most of an approximately 1000 mile area covering a majority of the Southern United States and Mexico. Francis Aviation can be reached at 844-589-4586 or online at FrancisAviation.com.

Interviews and high-resolution photos are available on request.

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Paula Williams
702-987-1679
paula@aviationbusinessconsultants.com
1288 East 850 North
Tooele UT 84074

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