Tag: U.S.

FMCSA database of certified medical examiner website down indefinitely

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) website used by truck drivers to find a US DOT certified examiner to obtain their medical certification is...

New bill would require front and side underride guards

U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Marco Rubio unveiled a bipartisan bill Tuesday to change truck safety standards, according to Syracuse.com. Underrides, in theory, make the...

Daimler recalls more than 400,000 trucks for brake light defect

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling more than 400,000 Freightliner and Western Star trucks that have defective brake lights. Additionally, another 230 Freightliner...

VIDEO: Railcar awkwardly loaded onto flatbed

It seems that there might be a better way to get the railcar on the flatbed, but this forklift driver is determined to make...

2017 Operation Safe Driver Week results released by CVSA

During the Commerical Vehicle Safety Alliance's (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week that occurred October 15-21, 2017, law enforcement issued 59,193 warnings and citations to both commercial...

VIDEO: Maybe there was a reason that the truck changed lanes…

Watch as this motorist attempts to swerve around a tractor-trailer in the middle lane of the highway, but gets an unpleasant surprise. This video posted...

Operation Safe Trucking: Police ride along with truckers to catch distracted driving this week

Officers with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are going to emphasize a new initiative called Operation Safe Trucking that helps them to catch distracted...

VIDEO: A reverse 180 into the dock, can we do it?

This video was posted to Life is Good's YouTube channel on Friday showing us that there is "more than one way to skin a cat". This...

Truck driver killed in accident involving fuel truck and tractor trailer

This morning on Route 27 in Franklin County, Maine, a truck driver was killed in an accident involving a fuel truck and an empty...

Hours of Service regulations suspended for wildfire recovery efforts

Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for Ventura County which temporarily suspends the Hours of Service Regulation for California truck drivers. In an...

Kentucky trucker OOS for three drugged-driving incidents in 30 days

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Kentucky licensed truck driver, Scotty R. Kinmon, 28, an immediate danger to public...

Dog saves owner’s life in shooting over semi truck parking

An argument over truck parking escalated and resulted in gunfire earlier this week. On Monday, Jimmy Martinez was parked along East 12th Street in Oakland, California...

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