The $1.8 trillion federal budget that was just passed this month prohibits increasing the length of double trailer big rigs that trucking companies wanted.
Language that would have boosted the limit on the length of double trailer rigs, from 28...
Kentucky Man Rear Ended and Killed by Big Rig
A retired firefighter from Ashland, Kentucky died in a violent four vehicle wreck on I-75 in Kentucky that involved three tractor trailers.
The former firefighter was driving a Dodge Caravan that was rear ended by a big rig, which caused the...
Log Truck/Tractor Trailer Wreck Kills 1 In TN
A fully loaded log truck smashed into a tractor trailer near Savannah TN on Dec. 16, killing the tractor trailer driver and leaving the other driver with serious injuries.
The Tennessee State Police reported that the log truck was going west on...
Big Rig Driver Charged with DUI After Hitting Police Vehicle
A tractor trailer driver in Caryville TN has been charged with drunk driving after he slammed into two law enforcement vehicles on I-75.
The state troopers had stopped on the median to respond to another accident. The big rig driver slammed...
Truck Driver Arrested on Drug Charges After Crash
A semi truck driver was arrested on December 6 in Ford River MI for driving under the influence of drugs.
The Michigan State Police stated that the truck driver was driving a big rig on M-35 in Ford River when the truck crossed the center line,...
Tractor Trailer Driver Cited for Running Red Light in Fatal Crash
A tractor trailer driver in New York has been cited in connection with a wreck in Cicero NY that killed two men.
According to media reports, Frank Kowalczyk, 40, from Utica NY was cited for running a red light near a I-81 ramp that caused him...
FMCSA To Mandate Electronic Logging Devices on Big Rigs by 2017
Nearly 4,000 people died in accidents with tractor trailers in 2013, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). That is why the federal agency is mandating that all big rigs in the US have electronic logging devices...
MD Police Inspections of Trucks Lead to 42 Violations
Anne Arundel County, Maryland (MD) police this week inspected dozens of tractor trailers on the highways. Forty-two violations were noted and four trucks were towed from the inspection station.
Police officers were doing Operation Safeload from...
US Proposes Stronger Rear Truck Guards
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, will soon propose a new rule that will mandate that tractor trailers must have stronger underride guards on the rears of all trucks.
The guards, which are on the back of all big rig...
Family of Man Crushed Between Trucks Sues for $65 Million
The estate of a man in California who was crushed between two 18 wheelers is suing the Oregon-based trucking company for negligence in a $65 million wrongful death lawsuit.
The man, Connor Tarr, 26, died in the truck crash last December in...
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