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Mexican truck makes first long-haul U.S. delivery
U.S. government-approved Mexican truck drivers and carriers begin making long-haul deliveries across the border into the United States today under the recommencement of a program mandated by the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The cross-border program has resumed
Commercial bus and trucks collide on Nebraska interstate
Several people were injured early Thursday morning when a commercial bus and semi truck collided with another commercial truck that had overturned on Interstate 80 in Gibbon, Nebraska. Police investigating the crash say that Mohamed Arguini, 39, of Antioch, Tenn.,
After devastating loss, Texas woman declares war on sleep apnea in the trucking industry
“I am on a mission. I am going to wage a war against sleep apnea in the trucking industry,” says Wanda Lindsay in an introductory video for a foundation she started to raise awareness about the dangers of sleep apnea
British Columbia truck crash kills vacationing California family
A family of four from California was killed in British Columbia, Canada, Friday after being struck by a flat-deck tractor trailer and trapped inside their van. The tragic crash happened just after 3 p.m. on Highway 93 in the Kootenay
Commercial truck driver calls it quits after latest crash
“I’m not going to drive anymore,” now-retired truck driver J.E. Tucker told North Dakota’s Inforum news site, after losing control of a Freightliner dump truck in Fargo Monday, causing him to strike another vehicle and crash through nine units of
FMCSA and partners showcase latest commercial vehicle technologies
When it comes to improving commercial vehicle safety, technology plays an increasingly vital role. New-to-market and emerging technologies that weren’t available just months ago promise to mitigate the dangers commercial truck and bus drivers and other motorists face on U.S.
FMCSA awards Washington state patrol for reducing truck-related deaths
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators have awarded the Washington State Patrol’s Commercial Vehicle Division with the 2010 Commercial Vehicle Safety Award in recognition of its efforts to improve commercial vehicle safety
Commercial trucking industry’s safety record has improved dramatically
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the number of deadly truck crashes declined 20 percent last year, dropping from 4,245 in 2008 to 3,380 in 2009. The drop in commercial trucking fatalities puts them at their lowest level
New safety video examines causes of truck rollovers
“So, what causes a rollover?” That’s the question at the center of a new 17-minute instructional safety video produced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in cooperation with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and other
3 commercial trucks involved in fiery Illinois interstate pileup
A massive five-vehicle pileup occurred on a stretch of westbound Interstate 64 near the southwestern Illinois city of New Baden Friday, critically injuring one man. Reports say that the fiery, chain-reaction crash involved a pickup pulling a trailer, a U-Haul
