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trucking safety
TRUCKING NEWS
Aluminum Coil Shifts Forward Into Semi Cab on Alcoa Highway, Crushing Rear of Cab; Driver Survives Without Injury
ALCOA, TENNESSEE — A truck driver hauling aluminum coils survived a dangerous load shift after a coil slammed into the back of the cab...
TRUCKING NEWS
Semi Taken Out of Service After Texas Officers in La Porte Find Broken Brake Mount and Driver Operating With Invalid License
LA PORTE, TEXAS — A commercial vehicle was taken off the road during a recent inspection after officers identified critical safety issues affecting braking...
TRUCKING NEWS
Amazon and Trucking Company Deny Responsibility as Wrongful Death Lawsuit Is Filed Over Deadly I-75 Pileup
TENNESSEE — A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed following a deadly multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 last year, with Amazon, a contracted trucking...
TRUCKING NEWS
How Dangerous Trucking Companies Disappear and Reappear With Clean Records — Same Trucks, Same Drivers, New DOT Number — 5,300 Deaths
A 60 Minutes investigation has found that a practice known as "chameleon carriers" — where trucking companies dissolve and re-register under new names to...
TRUCKING NEWS
FMCSA to Survey 1,000 Truck Drivers How Often They Park Illegally or Violate Hours of Service Just to Find a Spot — Study Aims...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is moving forward with a study aimed at putting a dollar figure on the benefits...
TRUCKING NEWS
Dalilah’s Law Act Would Make It a Death Penalty Aggravating Factor for Illegal Immigrants Who Kill With a CDL
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of Republican senators introduced the Dalilah's Law Act on March 26, 2026, a sweeping piece of legislation that would...