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trucking safety
TRUCKING NEWS
CHP Places Semi Out of Service After Trailer Found Missing Set of Wheels in California; Driver Showed ‘Little Concern’ and Kept Loading It
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA — A commercial vehicle was placed out of service after California Highway Patrol officers found a trailer missing a set of...
TRUCKING NEWS
Brake Failure Sends 72,000-Pound Semi Off Road in New York; Inspection Reveals 8.5 of 10 Brakes Defective
YORKTOWN, NEW YORK — A semi-truck weighing approximately 72,000 pounds crashed into a wooded area after losing braking capability in Yorktown, and a post-crash...
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...