Selling a company in North Carolina or anywhere else can be a time-consuming process. While there is no telling what types of issues could arise in a specific sale, you can expect some points to be discussed in almost all transactions. For instance, there will likely...
Month: August 2019
How strong safety culture, use of new tech benefits truck fleets
Truck fleet owners in North Carolina may be wondering how they can improve safety among their drivers. The answer seems to lie in the use of advanced vehicle safety technology and the development of a safety-minded culture. This is according to a study that the...
Planning to sell a startup successfully
When some people in North Carolina start a business, they want to continue it for generations to come. However, others take a different approach; for many, selling a startup company successfully to a larger firm can be a major path to financial success, security and...
Lawsuit filed over Legionnaire’s disease outbreak
North Carolina residents may have read media reports about a recent outbreak of Legionnaire's disease at an Atlanta hotel. The Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that one person has died as a result of the outbreak and a further 63 probable cases have...
Things to consider when buying an existing business
North Carolina residents who would like to work for themselves can either launch a new commercial venture, buy a franchise or purchase an existing business. All of these options have their drawbacks. Starting a business from scratch is the riskiest approach and...
U.S. House considers automatic emergency braking bill for trucks
On July 17, two members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill that would make automatic emergency braking systems standard on all new commercial large trucks sold in the US. The purpose of the legislation is to reduce injuries and deaths from truck...
Fatal crash involving Tesla Model 3 leads to wrongful death suit
North Carolina drivers who are interested in semi-autonomous cars should know that these vehicles are still far from entirely safe. There have been several fatal car crashes involving Tesla's semi-autonomous cars, and the latest has led to a wrongful death lawsuit....
Benefits of truck safety tech can clearly offset the cost
The American Transportation Research Institute has an article on the six most important research topics for 2019, and one of them is has to do with the benefits of new truck safety technology. In particular, ATRI wants to revise the way it determines the technology's...