FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: NTSB) — About 6:46 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, a 2014 Tesla Model S electric-powered car was traveling south in the 1300 block of Seabreeze Boulevard, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The car was occupied by the 18-year-old driver, a front seat passenger, and a second passenger seated in the right rear. Seabreeze Boulevard consists of
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LOWELL, IN (TruckinNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — On Saturday June 23, at approximately 10:00 p.m., a semi tractor-trailer was southbound on I-65 at the 240 mile marker. This is at the Lowell exit and also in the construction zone. Preliminary investigation by Troopers Zach Beaver and Kurtis Jones shows that a 2013 Freightliner, owned by Eagle Expressways Inc., left
Read moreWASHINGTON, DC (TruckingNewsNow.com) — Reliable Transport and Equipment has reached a settlement with the United States government following a “notice of claim” that an employee operated equipment without a valid license. Here is the lead paragraph from the settlement which can be read, in its entirety, by clicking here. On January 17, 2018, the Colorado Division Administrator for the Federal
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LAKE COUNTY, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — The Indiana State Police received a tip today, Wednesday, June 20, 2018, of a person wanted on a federal warrant. Information was given about the person driving a semi (description was given) that was going north bound on I-65 near Crown Point. Trooper Kim Zelnis was in the area and was able
Read moreWASHINGTON, DC (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: USDOT) — FMCSA has issued an interim final rule that delays several provisions of the Medical Examiner’s Certification Integration final rule (80 FR 22790, Apr. 23, 2015; 80 FR 35577, Jun. 22, 2015) from June 22, 2018 date to June 22, 2021. This action was taken to provide FMCSA additional time to complete certain information technology (IT)
Read moreEDEN, ID (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Idaho State Police) — On June 18, 2018, at 11:49 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a fatal crash on East 1010 S, south of Eden, ID. Kellie Barker, age 57, of Kingman, AZ, was westbound on 1010 South, south of I84, in a semi truck and trailer. Barker stopped in the lane of travel and
Read moreSOMERSET COUNTY, MD (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Maryland State Police) — The investigation continues into a fatal crash involving a box truck in Somerset County, Maryland. The Monday crash occurred at N/B Rt. 13 and Peach Orchard Rd, Somerset County, MD. Upon Troopers arrival they located a single vehicle, box-truck that drove off the roadway and struck several trees. The box-truck was fully engulfed in
Read moreWASHINGTON, DC (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: USDOT) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is announcing new regulatory guidance clarifying the longstanding 150 air-miles hours-of-service agricultural commodity exemption as well as providing additional explanatory detail of the “personal conveyance” provision. “Due to input from commercial vehicle stakeholders and the public, the Department has taken steps to provide greater
Read moreMILTON, LA (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Louisiana State Police) — Shortly before 3:30 pm on June 14, 2018, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I began investigating a two vehicle serious injury crash that occurred on LA Hwy 92 near Mermentau Rd. in Lafayette Parish. The crash took the life of 20-year-old Jessie R. Bourque of Duson. The initial investigation by State Police
Read moreTALLAHSSEE, FL (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Florida Highway Patrol) — Beginning Friday through June 28, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) commercial vehicle enforcement troopers will begin the safety campaign Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (TACT). The campaign seeks to educate motorists about the dangers of aggressive driving around large trucks and reducing commercial motor vehicle related crashes. “Saving lives on Florida’s roadways
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