If you are involved in the trucking industry, don’t miss the documentary “America’s Dangerous Trucks,” airing on PBS on Tuesday, June 13th. Produced by FRONTLINE and ProPublica, this film tackles the issues surrounding fatal truck accidents and the ongoing pressure for increased safety measures.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (TruckingNewsNow.com) — It’s been 5 years since a tractor trailer crossed the median on I-80, flipped over and blocked all lanes of travel. Michael Miller, now 30, unavoidably struck the trailer and was rendered quadriplegic. Today, the Supreme Court announced in C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. v. Allen Miller that it has denied certiorari and will not review a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision that
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BY: STAFF REPORT | TruckingNewsNow.com WASHINGTON, DC (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: FMCSA) — The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has removed ArionT ELD from the list of registered Electronic Logging Devices (ELD). FMCSA has placed ArionT ELD on the Revoked Devices list due to the company’s failure to meet the minimum requirements established in 49 CFR part 395, subpart B, appendix
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WASHINGTON, DC (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: USDOT) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared New York-licensed commercial driver Bobir M. Kholmurodov to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce. Kholmurodov was served the federal order on September 21, 2021. On August
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WASHINGTON, DC (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: FMCSA) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Jean Lafortune, Jr., of North Carolina to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce. Lafortune was served the federal order on July 22, 2021. On three occasions, Feb.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (TruckingNewsNow.com) — Trial Attorney Joe Ervin knows that safety begins with accountability. He’s made it his mission to hold unsafe trucking companies accountable following crashes that leave motorists injured or dead. A former insurance defense attorney, Ervin is skilled at cutting through layers of corporate and legal protection to uncover the truth. Ervin is joining the
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LOWELL, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police Verbatim) — On Tuesday, at approximately 1:30 a.m., troopers from the Indiana State Police Lowell Post were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash on I-94 eastbound at the 15 mile-marker. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Nicholas Isajczuk revealed that a black 2015 Dodge Dart was traveling east at a high rate of speed when it rear-ended a
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RALEIGH, NC (TruckingNewsNow.com) — The trucking industry must adopt new standards for side underrides, according to the families of victims needlessly killed in preventable truck crashes. In a town hall-style meeting held Friday, U.S. Senator Kirstin Gillbrand (D-NY), who introduced underride legislation in 2017, said she understands that side underride guards can keep motorists alive. “We know that adding side underride guards
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SEYMOUR, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: ISP Verbatim Advisory) — Today, February 14, 2021, a truck driver was arrested on numerous charges after leaving the scene of a crash on I-65 in Jackson County, Indiana. At approximately 10:30 am, Trooper Tia Hunt responded to a semi tractor trailer parked on the shoulder of I-65 Northbound near the 53 mile marker, just north
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FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE (TruckingNewsNow.com) — Matthew Wright knows just how difficult itcan be to take on a trucking company following a catastrophic crash. As a former insurancecompany defense attorney, it was Wright’s job to protect the truck drivers and others whenthey killed or maimed motorists. Wright says, “Many of the insurance companies cared little about the people making claims.”Deciding it was
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