POWELL, ID (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Idaho State Police) — On March 29th at 06:24 am, the Idaho State Police responded to a report of a fuel tanker truck that had crashed on US12 at milepost 163 near Powell, Idaho. Gary G. Claussen, 66 yoa, of Missoula, Montana, was westbound on US12 when, for an unknown reason, went off the road at
Read moreCAMDEN, AR (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Arkansas State Police) — Remains of an individual suspected to be those of Randall McDougal, 63, of El Dorado, have been recovered from the site of an explosion that occurred earlier today along U.S. Highway 278 west of Camden east of the Nevada – Ouachita county line near Arkansas Highway 57. The Arkansas State Police has
Read moreGrants Preemption Petitions Challenging Meal and Rest Rules WASHINGTON, D.C. (TruckingNewsNow.com) (FMCSA) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced it is granting petitions to preempt the State of California’s meal and rest break rules, which differ from current Federal hours-of-service regulations. FMCSA’s granting of these petitions is in response to widespread concern
Read moreWASHINGTON, D.C. (SOURCE: FMCSA) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a final rule streamlining the process and reducing costs to upgrade from a Class B to Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). By adopting a new Class A CDL theory instruction upgrade curriculum, the final rule will save eligible driver trainees and
Read moreCLAY COUNTY, IN (TuckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — Indiana State Police and Posey Township Fire Department Monday morning responded to a tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 70 eastbound near the 17 mile marker. Preliminary investigation revealed a 2016 Kenworth tractor, pulling a box trailer full of Tyson chicken from Springdale, Arkansas, was being driven by a 47-year-old Michael J.
Read moreDELRAY BEACH, FL (TruckingNewsNow.com) — The South Florida Tesla crash that left one man dead Friday is leading noted Truck Accident Attorneys Joe Fried and Michael Leizerman to assert that autopilot doesn’t mean a driver can drive without paying attention. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and the National Transportation Safety Board both say say they are investigating whether the
Read moreWASHINGTON, D.C. (TruckingNewsNow.com) — The federal investigation into medically unsafe truck drivers just launched by the Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General is strongly supported by the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys — a more than 500 member non-profit organization of legal professionals dedicated to trucking safety. “I applaud the OIG decision to look into this critical safety
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LAKE COUNTY, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — A driver of a church bus drove up and onto an earth embankment on the Indiana Toll Road causing passengers on the bus to be injured when tossed/thrown from their seats. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Kenneth Payonk revealed at approximately 10:37 P.M., Monday, February 25th, 2019, a 1998 Motor Coach Industries
Read moreWASHINGTON, D.C. (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: DOT OIG) — According to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) data, fatalities in crashes involving large trucks or buses grew from 4,397 in 2012 to 4,879 in 2017, an 11-percent increase. One key area of addressing motor carrier safety is to ensure that commercial drivers maintain a valid medical certificate, which confirms they are healthy
Read moreWASHINGTON, D.C. (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: FMCSA) — FMCSA announces its decision to approve Isuzu North America Corporation’s (Isuzu) application for an exemption from the Federal requirement to hold a U.S. commercial driver’s license (CDL) issued by one of the States. The exemption allows 12 Isuzu commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers, who are citizens and residents of Japan and hold a Japanese
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