A tractor trailer crashed into the back of a car which had stopped for a school bus, when it was struck from behind by a tractor trailer that pushed the…
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The Bush administration, ignoring statistics demonstrating that a high percentage of truck accidents are caused by tired truck drivers, put new regulations in effect that increase the allowable maximum driving…
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Approximately 5,000 people are killed annually in trucking accidents. In order to reduce the number of traffic fatalities involving large trucks and buses, Congress, in the late 1990's, created the…
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I was surprised to learn that a recent analysis of of fatal trucking accidents revealed that 25% of truckers involved in fatal truck accidents had been convicted of a criminal…
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A tractor trailer or commercial truck can travel up to one hundred thousand miles or more on the nation's highways per year. A common emergency situation for a truck driver…
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According to the United States Department of Transportation report, there are 20,228 hazardous material-related incidents occurring nationally in 2006. Missouri ranked 15th among states with 400 incidents. In Missouri, a…
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There are approximately 5,000 deaths annually in truck related accidents and approximately 114,000 injuries sustained in truck accidents. After reading these statistics and driving home from my office in St.…
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A trucker whose tractor trailer was involved in a crash that sent another motorist to the hospital has been charged with first-degree assault for operating his truck with no front…
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Truck accidents and auto accidents as well as other deaths dropped substantially in Missouri, Illinois and 14 other states last year. Many states with the reduction in truck accident and…
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The Federal Highway Administration 5,200 deaths from truck accidents loosened its length limitation on what truck drivers call "4-ways", which is a slang term for trucks towing three other trucks…
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