Make room for safety around farm trucks

On gravel roads, the number of truck-involved injury crashes is significantly higher than injury crashes not involving trucks. (NDSU photo)

On gravel roads, the number of truck-involved injury crashes is significantly higher than injury crashes not involving trucks. (NDSU photo)

NDSU Extension With the cropping season underway, farm trucks are on the move across the region. Safety experts at North Dakota State University remind other drivers to give trucks extra room to operate.“Farm trucks are large and heavy,” noted Angie Johnson, farm and ranch safety coordinator with NDSU Extension. “They require more room for turning and stopping than we often expect....

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