MADISON COUNTY, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — An early morning crash caused by a medical emergency led to the right lane of I-69 south bound being closed in the construction zone for almost 2 hours. Just before 3 a.m. this morning Trooper Brad Tucker was called to the 229 mile marker of I-69 SB for report of a semi
Read moreWASHINGTON, DC (TruckingNewsNow.com) — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is reminding all states that emergency declarations apply not just to the states receiving aid or assistance from motor carrier drivers, but any state in which that motor carrier passes through on its way to render aid. From the FMCSA: Relief from Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations is limited
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NORTH POWDER, OR (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Oregon State Police) Oregon State Police and emergency personnel are investigating of a single vehicle semi truck crash on I-84 near milepost 284 westbound. A commercial motor vehicle hauling cattle has struck a guardrail and flipped over on Interstate 84 – 2 miles west of North Powder. The operator sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased
Read moreFORT LAUDERDALE, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — A 2006 Kenworth Truck pulling a 53-foot trailer failed to negotiate the curve from from Florida’s Turnpike on to I-595, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The truck collided with the concrete barrier wall and fell off the of the elevated ramp. Investigators say the truck and trailer landed in a grassy area, on its roof,
Read moreTOLEDO, OH (TruckingNewsNow.com) — The Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, a 500-member non-profit safety organization comprised of attorneys specializing in trucking safety and crash litigation, has named Andrew Colton its Director of Communications. Colton, principal of Colton Legal Media, is retained nationally as the premiere producer of Day In The Life Legal Video, Legal Settlement Documentary and his trademarked Life
Read moreTOLEDO, OH (TruckingNewsNow.com) — The limousine driver who died Sunday when he crashed into an SUV in New York, leaving 20 dead, shouldn’t have been behind the wheel. The Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, a national transportation safety organization, says the fact that driver Scott Lisnicchia didn’t have a Commercial Drivers License means that he was risking his life —
Read moreWALLACE, IDAHO (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Idaho State Police) — On October 6th, 2018, at 06:21 am, the Idaho State Police responded to a semi truck crash on I90 at milepost 62, near Wallace, Idaho. Terry Rinkes, 56, of John Day, Oregon, was traveling eastbound in a 2017 International Tractor, pulling a utility trailer when he fell asleep behind the wheel and
Read moreLOWELL, AR (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: JB HUNT) — J.B. Hunt Transport Services has been named a 2019 Military Friendly® Employer by VIQTORY, marking the 12th consecutive year the company has received the distinction. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® Employer designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 200 companies participated in the Military
Read morePORT ST. LUCIE, FL (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Florida Highway Patrol) — A possible fatal traffic crash occurred on Thursday, October 4, 2018, at approximately 2:30 p.m., at 12701 Glades Cutoff Road, Saint Lucie, County. A dump truck was traveling southeast on the dirt roadway at the entrance of 12701 Glades Cutoff Road, across the railroad tracks. The train was southwest on
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JASPER COUNTY, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — A multiple semi crash has closed all lanes of south bound I-65 with traffic being diverted at the 215 mile marker (Rensselaer exit). It is expected that this will be closed for another hour or two. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Paul Arnold revealed at approximately 5:03 am, this morning, traffic was
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