Don’t Text and Drive
A VICTIM MEETS TEENAGERS WHO TEXT AND DRIVE http://thetrucklawyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Dont-Text-Drive.mp4 Texting while driving creates the same amount of impairment as drunk driving....
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Jury Hits O’Reilly Auto Parts for $37.95 Million
O’REILLY DRIVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF ROAD David Shoots was driving a tractor-trailer for O’Reilly Auto Parts during a dark, drizzling morning in freezing temperatures when he lost control of the...
View ArticleOne Dead after Fiery Crash on Interstate 80 in Carbon County
KIDDER TOWNSHIP — Interstate 80 is closed after a fiery crash left one dead in Carbon County. Interstate 80 east near Hickory Run State Park is closed and a three-mile detour is in place from exits...
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Connecticut School Bus Driver Took Methadone Before Driving Bus
Paul Pixley Arrested for Allegedly Falling Asleep Behind Wheel of School Bus Paul Pixley, a Connecticut bus driver admitted to taking methadone and cough syrup before he allegedly dozed off behind...
View ArticleDriver Charged After Spectacular Dump Truck Crash on Hwy. 401
A 22-year-old Hamilton man faces charges in spectacular dump truck crash in North York Thursday, Dec. 29 that was caught on video. The video shows the dump truck with its box up travelling on Hwy....
View ArticleSide Underride Guards
SIDE UNDERRIDE GUARDS SAVE LIVES Fifty years ago Hollywood actress Jayne Mansfield died on a Louisiana highway when her car crashed under the rear of a semi trailer. Her tragic death sparked a...
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Dangerous Truck Drivers and Unsafe Trucks
< DANGEROUS TRUCK DRIVERS AND UNSAFE TRUCKS The catastrophic injuries and loss of life caused by truck accidents every year is staggering: $99,000,000 (cost of all truck crashes is $99bil. every...
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Rear Underride Accidents
REAR UNDERRIDE GUARDS are metal bumpers that hang from the back of a trailer and prevent vehicles from riding beneath a tractor in a rear end collision. Although rear guards must meet federal safety...
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Tired Truckers – Fatigued Truck Drivers
TIRED TRUCKERS – FATIGUED TRUCK DRIVERS Independent interstate truckers are generally paid by the mile. The more they drive… the more they earn. So it’s not hard to imagine truck drivers who push...
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Crash Avoidance Technology
CRASH AVOIDANCE TECHNOLOGY Crash Avoidance Technology and Forward Collision Warning and Braking Systems have been available in the trucking industry since early 2013. If you or a loved one were...
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