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If the statements of Union Pacific are accurate regarding the collision in Midland, Texas, on Nov. 15, a truck driver pulling a parade float across railroad tracks did so in spite of flashing lights and bells. As a result, an oncoming Union Pacific freight train...
Patrik Jonsson, writing for MinnPost, wonders whether truck drivers with heavy, hard-to-slow loads should slow down to avoid potentially fatal accidents, such as the accident that happened on Interstate 10 in Texas over the Thanksgiving holiday. Many people...
Truckers and others with commercial driver's licenses are required to undergo regular medical examinations. These exams are intended to screen for issues that would make driving a truck unsafe (like sleep apnea, a condition that may cause drowsy driving). Regular...
Perhaps this fatality is only the first of many car and truck accidents on the new Texas roadway with an 85-mph speed limit. According to NBC News, the 41-mile stretch of roadway in Texas (Texas State Highway 130 between San Antonio and Austin) had its first auto...
He'll get 25 years behind bars for an accident last year that claimed the life of a mother of two children. On his way back from a long run and tired, the trucker was behind the wheel beyond the maximum number of hours allowed under the hours-of-service rules, which...
What do you get when you mix sleep apnea with truck driving? You get more accidents from driving while fatigued, as Frances Childress reports for the Examiner. According to a study published in the journal Accident Analysis & Prevention, severely obese truck...
As Joe Conger reports for KENS 5 San Antonio, things aren't looking too hot for many South Texas counties affected by the Eagle Ford Shale big rig traffic. "Six of our counties are considered economically distressed counties," says Frio County Judge Carlos Garcia. "We...
In this case, the fact that the flatbed truck driver has been cited roughly eight times for driving without a commercial driver's license makes this a pretty clear case of truck driver negligence, given the circumstances. FM 2978 near the Hardin Store Road...
As Jennifer Hiller reports for Fuel Fix, a Karnes County woman describes some recent automotive-related events. These include: The bottom of her car scraping the road from driving in ruts creating by oilfield trucks, her boyfriend almost getting injured or worse in...
Two large commercial vehicles crashed into each other last week, killing one of the drivers. The accident happened south of San Antonio and involved a giant crane and a tractor trailer. As the Eagle Ford Shale boom continues to increase heavy trucking traffic, these...
