Because Marvee contributes to saving lives and reducing injuries.

How? By virtually eliminating load shifting of stacked deck cargo that causes tip overs.

Did you know that each year over 5,000 men, women, and children are killed on America's highways as a result of crashes with big trucks? Imagine for a moment if one or more of these people were someone you cared for. Unacceptable doesn’t quite describe it, does it?

Something had to be done and, very simply, that’s “Why Marvee.”

Although these general statistics don’t separate the trailer types, or the type of accident, they will provide an insight into the seriousness of trucking related accidents in the US: 

• Every 16 minutes another person is injured or killed in a tractor-trailer truck accident
• There are over 400,000 accidents involving tractor-trailer trucks or other commercial trucks
  each year
• Approximately 140,000 people are injured in big rig accidents each year
• Approximately 3,700 passenger vehicle occupants are killed each year in accidents with
  tractor-trailers or other commercial trucks
• Approximately 700 occupants of large commercial trucks, including tractor-trailer trucks,
  are killed in crashes every year

Source: www.truckinjuries.com

Accidents involving large commercial trucks including tractor-trailers often result in serious injury or death. Traumatic brain injuries (TBI), spinal cord injuries, and paralysis occur with alarming frequency from these collisions. Having Marvee on board will reduce many of these accidents from occurring. If you’re involved in any way with stacked cargo on flat-deck trailers, be sure to make Marvee part of your company’s safety procedures.

Direct Costs:

• Cargo Damage
• Vehicle Damage
• Injury(s) Costs
• Medical Costs
• Loss of Revenue
• Administrative Costs
• Police Report
• Possible Effect on Cost of Insurance
• Towing Costs
• Storage of Damaged Vehicle

Indirect (Hidden) Costs:

• Lost Clients/Customers
• Lost Sales
• Meetings Missed
• Salaries Paid to Employees in Accident
• Lost Time at Work
• Cost to Hire/Train Replacement Employees
• Supervisor's Time
• Loss of Personal Property
• Replacement Vehicle Rental
• Damaged Equipment Downtime
• Accelerated Depreciation of Equipment
• Accident Reporting
• Medical Costs Paid by Company
• Poor Public Relations/Publicity
• Increased Public Relations Costs
• Government Agency Costs

Source: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration www.fmcsa.dot.gov

Tip over Results:

Nothing needs to be said about this one.

 
Not a tip over, but look at the cargo – did a load shift cause this?

 
One of far too many.

The message is clear: Tip overs must be reduced and Marvee can reduce them. Don’t delay – call today to make Marvee part of your stacked cargo procedure.