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Unfortunately, trucking accidents are a common occurrence with 18-wheel tractor-trailers and other large vehicles a common presence on Texas roadways. Trucking might be something of a necessary evil - but Texans should not have to worry about the likelihood of a...
As the state with one of the highest rates of truck accidents, it is perhaps appropriate that Texas hosts one of the most important truck safety functions in the nation. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration operates its Safety Investigator Academy in San...
As a leading organization in the trucking industry, the American Trucking Association plays an important role in trying to reduce the rate of serious crashes that currently plague Texas roadways. One of the ATA's goals involves a list of what observers describe as "20...
Two days ago we wrote about the driver of a "monster truck," his modified Ford F-250, who was drunk behind the wheel after drinking for hours at a strip club, and ended up hitting and killing a young woman in the parking lot. Incidents like this make it plain that...
Ryan Loyd, reporting for Texas Public Radio, says that the oil boom in the Eagle Ford Shale - South Texas's 50-mile wide, 400-mile long fossil-fuel rich swath - is a bittersweet thing for Texans. There are big profits, but also big costs, even human costs. Eagle Ford...
Despite bans on texting while driving, motor vehicle accidents caused by distracted driving continue to climb, according to a new study. The stakes are especially high when semi trucks drivers text while driving their big rigs. According to CBS News, the research by...
It's been Christmas all year round for folks who work in the Texas oil and gas industry. Between the Eagle Ford Shale and Barnett Shale, and due to advancements made in hydraulic fracturing technology, drilling companies, employees and related businesses (like...
Veering off the road is generally a sign that something went wrong behind the wheel. According to CBS Dallas-Fort Worth, the driver of a tanker truck went off the road and into a lake off Highway 175 in Texas at one in the morning. Accident investigators "don't know...
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have found that an improperly maintained truck - bad brakes - was the likely cause of a fatal accident involving a collision between a truck and a passing train. This accident happened out-of-state,...
Most people associate the black box with airplanes. Also called event data recorders, black boxes gather information that investigators use to put the pieces of the puzzle together after an accident. Would black boxes be good for car and truck accident investigators,...
