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Arkansas jury finds trucking company liable for man’s death, issues verdict for $7 million
A Kentucky trucking company must pay $7 million in damages for hiring an unqualified driver and pushing him to drive an excessively long route, which resulted in a crash that killed another commercial truck driver, a U.S. District Court jury
Farm trucks often exempted from commercial regulations, but not from liability
Throughout the Midwest, farmers are harvesting their final crops of the season, which means more large farm trucks laden with grain are out on the roads, hauling their produce to suppliers. Here in the Deep South, the story is much
Athletes become hypothermic during NY high school football game
Fifteen high school football players in Plainview, New York, developed hypothermia during their homecoming game Oct. 29, prompting school officials to re-examine safety policies governing the postponing and cancellation of athletic events in adverse weather conditions.
Discount passenger buses can be a deadly choice, NTSB report warns
Low-cost, discount buses that pick passengers up from street curbs are seven times more likely to become involved in a fatal crash than buses operated by traditional motor coach companies that depart and arrive at a central terminal, according to
Fuel tanker explodes near Houston
The driver of a fuel tanker told police that he heard a loud pop as he traveled along U.S. 59 in Sugar Land, Texas, Thursday night. He exited the freeway about 11:30 p.m. to investigate and found that the back
Secretary LaHood warns Republican senator not to obstruct proposed hours-of-service changes
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood sent a letter last week to Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire asking her not to obstruct his agency’s proposed hours-of-service rule changes. Secretary LaHood, himself a Republican, has been a strong advocate for better
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
All-metal hip implant failures demand better review and regulation, legislators say
California Representative Henry Waxman of California and three other House Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee have petitioned Committee Republicans to investigate metal-on-metal hip implants, including DePuy’s recalled ASR systems and other possibly faulty medical devices, citing insufficient regulation
Operation Safe Driver aims to improve commercial driving safety across three countries
Law enforcement authorities and regulators throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico launched a comprehensive truck safety program on Sunday in an effort to boost traffic safety on highways throughout North America. Sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), the
OSHA says award-winning railway company silenced employees with intimidation
On May 13, 2009, an employee of Norfolk Southern Railway Company was injured on the job in Jamestown, N.C., while removing a spike from the rail line. Fearing being terminated, the worker did not report his injury until after he
