• NTSB releases its report on truck accident involving Tracy Morgan • Report claims that truck driver fatigue largely to blame • Walmart settles personal injury and wrongful death claims in wake of crash Morgan, known for his work Read More
Truck accidents
Former Illinois state rep dies in tragic truck accident
Potential driver distraction truck accident occurs in mid-July, leaving 1 man dead That man was a professor emeritus at DePaul University and a former Illinois state representative Truck driver seriously injured in collision and could Read More
Illinois truck crash in highway construction zone kills 2, injures others
• Highway construction zone accidents killed 30 last year • Recent Illinois truck crash leads to death of 2 men • 55-year-old truck driver allegedly failed to slow down and struck several other vehicles Driving on the highway can be dangerous Read More
High-risk motor carrier at center of fatal Illinois truck accident
Fatal truck accident last year involved high-risk motor carrier FMCSA reportedly failed to investigate or take action quickly enough Senator from Illinois demands audit of Read More
8-vehicle fatal truck accident in Missouri kills mother and daughter
• 8-vehicle fatal truck accident in Missouri kills 2 • Mother and daughter rear-ended by semi-trailer truck • 4 others injured in the deadly commercial truck accident • 62-year-old truck driver charged with involuntary manslaughter A fatal truck Read More
Large chain-reaction truck accident claims driver’s life
Last month, authorities in another state issued 30 commercial truck drivers citations stemming from related pileups in January that involved 193 vehicles. The car and truck accident occurred on I-94 and claimed the life of one truck driver. The Read More
Harsher penalties for truck driver fatigue leading to crashes in Illinois?
Truckers who choose to ignore safety regulations may soon find themselves facing harsher penalties in the state of Illinois. Legislators in that state are considering stiffening the penalties for commercial truckers who willfully break safety laws, Read More
Man charged in truck accident caused by alleged driver distraction
Driver distraction is a big enough problem when smaller vehicles are involved in a crash, but add in the extra size of a tractor-trailer and this “problem” can become downright deadly. In one recent example of fatal driver distraction, a 29-year-old Read More
Truck driver fatigue could be behind recent tanker truck accident, spill
Truck driver fatigue is a major problem for other motorists across the nation, including in Missouri and Illinois. Commercial truck drivers who fall asleep behind the wheel put not only their own lives at risk, but those of everyone else around them Read More
NTSB aims to improve safety, lower incidents of truck accidents
The seriousness of truck accidents has been a big topic in the news lately in the wake of such fatal collisions as those that involved comedian Tracy Morgan and the college softball team that tragically lost four players. Both of those truck Read More
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