Tag: Drowsy Driving

Tennessee troopers provide a peek at ‘multiple critical safety violations’ discovered during commercial vehicle inspection

Laws & Regulations
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) recently issued an out-of-service order after a commercial vehicle inspection uncovered several serious safety violations. On March 23, 2026, THP shared results from a recent Level I inspection performed by a...

Fine for getting stuck in Smugglers’ Notch spikes to $20,000 in bill heading to state House

Laws & Regulations
A bill raising the fine for getting stuck in Smugglers' Notch to $20,000 is heading to the state House after passing in the state Senate on Friday.  Bill S. 326 passed in the Vermont Senate on Friday,...

Study: 20% Of Crashes Caused By Sleepy Drivers

Health
A study released on Monday says that drowsy driving is responsible for one in every five crashes and that it killed almost 5,000 people...

50,000 Pound Potato Crash: Trucker Feared He’d Be Arrested For Pulling Over To Sleep

Trucking News
A trucker admits that he fell asleep and crashed this morning, spilling 50,000 pounds of potatoes onto the interstate -- and the reason he...

New Seatbelt Technology Knows When You’re Driving Drowsy

Trucking News
A new seatbelt technology called the HARKEN system is being developed to alert tired drivers before their drowsiness reaches dangerous levels.

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