April 2016
One dead and Two in Critical Conditions after a Truck Crash in Wildwood, FL
April 26, 2016On April 16, 2016, at approximately 5:40 a.m., a man, identified as Clayton Tripp, 84, was driving a Chevy Malibu westbound…
Read MoreTwo People Critically Injured Due to Truck Crash in Licking County, Ohio
April 26, 2016On April 12, 2016 at approximately 8:40 a.m., State Trooper Rodney A. Hart, 45, was parked in the right lane of…
Read MoreOne Man Dead after a Truck Wreck in Wells County, IN.
April 26, 2016On April 18, 2016, at approximately 3:15 p.m., Richard Crull, 64, was riding a farm tractor westbound on Indiana State Road…
Read MoreStatement of Daphne Izer in Response to Senate Appropriations Committee Passing Industry-Written Provision to Rewrite Laws Affecting Truck Drivers’ Hours of Service
April 21, 2016Statement of Daphne Izer, Founder of Parents Against Tired Truckers (PATT) In Response to Senate Appropriations Committee Passing Industry-Written Provision to…
Read MoreSenate Prepares To Make Truck Safety Even Worse, Advocates Warn
April 20, 2016The industry has given lawmakers language that will set 73-hour maximum work weeks for drivers. 04/19/2016 Michael McAuliff Senior Congressional Reporter,…
Read MoreTwo People Critically Injured Due to Truck Crash in Licking County, Ohio
April 20, 2016April 14, 2016 On April 12, 2016 at approximately 8:40 a.m., State Trooper Rodney A. Hart, 45, was parked in the…
Read MoreTwo Dead after Truck Crash in Henry County, KY
April 20, 2016April 14, 2016 On April 12, 2016, at approximately 4:00 a.m., the driver, identified as Jordan Mefford, 23, and his girlfriend,…
Read MoreMaine Voices: In the long haul, tired truck drivers result in hazardous highways
April 18, 2016By Daphne Izer Special to the Press Herald LISBON — As many of my fellow Mainers know, after my son Jeff…
Read MoreTrucks Are Getting More Dangerous And Drivers Are Falling Asleep At The Wheel. Thank Congress.
April 17, 2016WASHINGTON — Illinois State Trooper Douglas Balder sat in his squad car, its red and blue lights strobing into the frozen…
Read MoreFrom the Truck Safety Coalition… Semi Crashes in Kansas Work Zone
April 12, 2016A highway worker was providing traffic control with an arrow board in the back of a pick-up truck when he was…
Read MoreFrom the Truck Safety Coalition … 1 Killed, 1 Injured in Michigan Work Zone Truck Crash
April 12, 2016In Michigan, two road workers were installing a highway sign at 5 p.m when a they were struck by a truck….
Read MoreFrom the Truck Safety Coalition… 10 Year Old Girl Survives After She Was Hit by a Box Truck
April 12, 2016After stepping off of the school bus and crossing the street, 10 year old, Olivia Walter, was struck by a box…
Read MoreFrom the Truck Safety Coalition… AP Releasing New Style Guide Urging Journalist to Use the Words “Crash, Collision,” instead of “Accident”
April 7, 2016A new version of the AP Stylebook will be available on June 1, 2016. One of the notable changes this year…
Read MoreOne Dead, Three Injured in Military Highway Truck Crash in Chesapeake City, VA
April 7, 2016On April 4, 2016 at approximately 4:35 a.m., three adults traveling on Military Highway in a van pulled over to the…
Read MoreTwo People Killed in Richland County Truck Wreck
April 7, 2016On March 31, 2016 at approximately 4:40 p.m., James Peagler, 80 and his sister, Jonell Peagler Weatherly, 78 were driving a…
Read MoreTampa-Area Businessman, Lance Ringhaver Died in Truck Crash
April 7, 2016On April 4, 2016, at approximately 8:35 p.m., Lance C. Ringhaver was driving an Infinity Q705 south in the center lane…
Read More21 Years Old Woman Died in Middlesex County Truck Crash
April 7, 2016On April 3, 2016, in the middle of the afternoon, Jacqueline Sanchez, 21, was driving a Toyota Camry southbound on the…
Read MoreTruck Underride Roundtable
April 6, 2016When: Thursday, May 5, 2016 (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM) Where: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Vehicle Research Center in Ruckersville,…
Read MoreFrom the Truck Safety Coalition… Tennessee Snow Plow and Salt Truck Drivers on the Clock Between 60-80 Hours Straight
April 6, 2016Several “concerned employees” working for the Tennessee Department of Transportation sent an anonymous letter to the state’s DOT commissioner, which prompted…
Read MoreFrom the Truck Safety Coalition… Pilot Fatigue is Not Acceptable, So Why is Tired Trucking?
April 6, 2016Since the 2011 Hours of Service rules were first announced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in December 2011,…
Read MoreFrom the Truck Safety Coalition… Teacher Dies in Tragic North Carolina Crash
April 6, 2016Last week, a dump truck towing a Bobcat bulldozer rear ended a minivan, causing it to collide into a tractor in…
Read MoreJ.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Orders 4,000 Trailers with New Rear Impact Guard Design
April 6, 2016J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., (NASDAQ:JBHT) one of the largest transportation logistics companies in North America, announced today that it recently…
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