The local media in Charlotte NC reports that there have been a higher number of tractor trailer crashes within city limits in 2016. Some of the cargo that have been spilled on local roads by big rigs include potatoes, paint and bees. Many of the...
Connecticut State Police Crack Down on Big Rig Safety Violations
The Department of Motor Vehicles and the Connecticut State Police spent three days this month stressing the rules of the road to truck and bus drivers as part of the national 'Roadcheck' program.
Police officers focused on traffic, weight and...
DUI Trucker Ordered Off the Roads by FMCSA
A drunk truck driver in Maine has been declared an imminent hazard to public safety and was ordered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to not operate any commercial motor vehicle.
Randall Weddle was served the FMCSA's...
Bill to Test for Drugged Drivers To Become Law in Michigan
A bill that would begin a road side drug testing program in Michigan is close to becoming reality. The bill passed the Senate and House on June 9 and would create a pilot program run by the Michigan State police to conduct a roadside saliva drug...
Congress Continues to Wrangle Over Trucker Work Rules
Trucking companies, shippers and other stakeholders are in 'hurry up and wait' mode for further clarity on truck driver work rules. Congress is spending more hours this summer reconciling numerous truck provisions in House and Senate spending...
Drunk Trucker Gets 17 Year Sentence for Fatal Crash
A truck driver in Fresno CA was sentenced last week to 17 years and four months in state prison for killing a mother and her son and injuring several others, in a deadly DUI crash in July 2014.
The judge on the case, Jonathan Skiles, had strong...
Truck Driver Fired for Refusing to Violate Hours of Service Rules
A Boston truck driver was fired for refusing to violate truck safety regulations, but he is now getting a big payday, due to an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
NFI Interactive Logistics had assigned the truck...
Driver Charged with Gross Negligence in Fatal Crash
A big rig driver from Alpharetta GA was charged June 2 with gross negligent operation with death in Vermont, stemming from a December 2015 head on crash in bad weather.
The Vermont State Police reported this week that Lashawn Jones, 41, was...
Truckers Have Fewer and Fewer Places to Pull Over In PA
Parking for big rigs is becoming a real problem in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania, just as it is in other parts of the country.
In the Valley area, the problem has gotten especially acute due to many new warehouses being built. Major growth...
After Trucker Kills Cyclist, Boston Spending Millions on Bike Safety
In the summer of 2015, a tractor trailer making a right turn from Boston's Massachusetts Ave. onto Beacon St. hit and killed a cyclist on the way to her job as a surgeon at Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center. The biker died a few minutes later...