The ringleader of a New Orleans-area group that staged accidents with unsuspecting tractor-trailer drivers has pleaded guilty for his role in the conspiracy.
August 7, 2020Government, Business, Safety
Ringleader Pleads Guilty in Connection With Staged La. Accidents
Government, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Utah DOT Plans Containment System for Runaway Trucks
Utah Department of Transportation officials are exploring a runaway truck containment system after recent incidents in which truckers lost control of their brakes at the same intersection.
August 27, 2019Government, Business, Safety
ATRI鈥檚 Updated Crash Predictor Model Sheds Light on Driver Behavior
Violations for reckless driving and failure to yield right of way are the top two behaviors for predicting future crash involvement, according to analysis yielded from the American Transportation Research Institute鈥檚 updated Crash Predictor Model.
August 1, 2018Business, Safety, Perspective
Opinion: Safety Programs Help Protect Fleets, Drivers
According to The National Safety Council, vehicle accidents are among the most costly of injury claims for businesses. The average cost of a loss related to a vehicle accident is nearly twice as much as the average workplace injury.
June 19, 2018Perspective
Opinion: Follow the Right Protocol in Accident Reporting
When developing accident-response training for drivers, fleets often focus on the wrong thing. They typically start with a list of do鈥檚 and don鈥檛s without the proper context. Fleets, and by extension their drivers, must know the importance of following the right protocol. When it comes to accident reporting, it鈥檚 crucial.
November 26, 2017Equipment, Safety, TCA
Long Downhill Grades Require Engine Braking, Experts Say
Tractor trailer drivers who crest a hill shouldn鈥檛 rely solely on brakes to slow them on the way down. Trucking experts say doing so can result in brake failure and preventable accidents, which they say are often caused by young and inexperienced drivers.
July 13, 2017TCA
Indiana UPS Driver Marks 25 Years of Accident-Free Deliveries
John 鈥淩andy鈥 Fuller said he learned the rules of the road from his dad when he was just 10 years old driving a pickup truck on his family farm in Anderson, Ind.
April 20, 2017Business, Safety
Stretch of I-75 Closed Following Deadly Weekend Pileup in Fla.
Florida state police were investigating a huge weekend pileup on Interstate 75 near Gainesville, Fla., that killed 10 people as cars and trucks drove into dense fog and smoke, and a section of the highway remained closed Monday, news services reported.
January 30, 2012Perspective, Business, Safety
Opinion: The First 24 Hours After an Accident
Any commercial carrier accident involving personal injury or property damage has lawsuit potential, and the public is usually quick to blame the truck driver.
April 29, 2010