Tag: NTSB
A fellow truck driver wants to know who is at fault in this video capturing a flatbedder’s right turn onto a side street. In the surveillance video footage, a flatbed semi truck is on a main roadway...
Love’s main fuel hauler was awarded the National Tank Truck Carriers North American Safety Grand Champion for the second year in a row. Gemini Motor Transport won the award for the private fleet category for the second...
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NTSB Blames “Probable” Driver Fatigue And Meth For 2015 Crash That Killed Six
Yesterday the National Transportation Safety Board ruled that a truck driver probably failed to get the required amount of rest and had taken methamphetamine...
Driver Fatigue, FMCSA ‘Inadequacy’ Cited In Fatal Illinois Crash Report
The NTSB this week released a probable cause report on a fatal crash that claimed the life of an Illinois State Toll Highway Authority officer and severely injured an Illinois State Police officer.
NTSB Outlines Top Trucking Concerns For 2016
The National Transportation Safety Board this week announced its 2016 Most Wanted List for transportation safety improvements, calling the list a “road map from lessons learned to lives saved.â€
NTSB Wants To Test Truckers For Synthetic Marijuana
Following an investigation into a fatal crash, the NTSB has recommended that truckers be tested for synthetic marijuana use.
Fatal Crash Brings Scrutiny To Synthetic...
FMCSA Wants To Clarify Trucking Regulations
After receiving several petitions from the ATA and the CVSA and recommendations from the NTSB, the FMCSA has announced plans to clarify the language on...
NTSB Ends Investigation Into Deadly FedEx Truck Crash
After an investigation that lasted over a year, the NTSB released its findings on Tuesday about the April 10, 2014 crash between a FedEx truck and a bus that killed 10 people on I-5 in north of Sacramento.
NTSB Calls For ‘Immediate Action on Collision Avoidance Systems’
The NTBS says the need for collision avoidance systems on cars and trucks is immediate.
Trucking Safety Tops NTSB’s Most-Wanted List
The National Transportation Safety Board this week announced that trucking safety is listed on its list of the NTSB's Most Wanted List for 2015.
NTSB Recommends FMCSA Place Stricter Restrictions on Hand-Held Devices
The NTSB has recommended the FMCSA place stricter regulations on hand-held devices, new entrant oversight and sleep apnea.
NTSB Blames Trucking Company, Washington State in Bridge Collapse
A Washington state bridge that collapsed after a Mullen Trucking LP truck hit a low clearance beam, fell in May 2013 due to ignored safety precautions and inadequate planning for oversized loads, investigators reported Tuesday .
Trucking Group Expresses Concerns Over NTSB’s Straight-Truck Recommendations
This fleet management group raises questions over a study of straight-truck safety.
Feds: I-5 Bridge Collapse Driver Was ‘Crowded Over’ By Passing Truck
"The driver of the oversize load reported to investigators that he felt 'crowded' by the passing combination vehicle so he moved his vehicle to the right."
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