Tag: Safety

Indiana State Police (ISP) are seeking a suspect who opened fire on a moving semi truck on Thursday evening, leaving a truck driver with serious injuries.
Gwinnett County Police out of Georgia shared must-see video of a police chase during which officers deployed heavy equipment to stop a suspect in a stolen front loader.

Georgia trucker honored for five million accident-free miles

Today YRC Freight announced that they will be recognizing one of their drivers for achieving an incredible safety milestone. Chickamauga, Georgia, based trucker Bobby Elrod has driven...

Hundreds of Illinois residents protest plan to bring more trucks through town

Last night, nearly a thousand residents of Will County, Illinois, came out a protest a proposed truck transfer facility, claiming that the increased truck...

Photo by photo, watch as a truck comes inches from being pancaked by a train

CDLLife reader Juan sent us a series of photos of a truck driver's close call with a train that will make your jaw drop. REMINDER:...

VIDEO: Truck driver booted for pulling over to wait out Hurricane Irma

A truck driver hauling hazardous chemicals decided to pull off the road as Hurricane Irma raged through Atlanta -- but his decision came with...

VIDEO: How Chameleon Carriers Put Trucker Lives At Risk

An investigative report takes an in depth look at the way that chameleon carriers put drivers at risk in order to stay in operation. Click...

DOT Study Finds No Safety Benefit In 2013 Hours Of Service Regulations

Today the Department of Transportation announced that they found that the more restrictive Hours of Service regulations implemented in 2013 had no significant safety...

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Officials Say The Bridge Is Safe

After a crash off of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel last week claimed the life of a truck driver, the safety of the structure has come...

Trucker Fired For Refusing To Drive Unsafely Wins His Job Back

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration sided with a truck driver who was fired for refusing to violate HOS regulations,...

Press Release: Knight Transportation To Deploy SmartDrive Video Systems Fleet-Wide

PRESS RELEASE SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- (PRNewswire --  June 7, 2016) SmartDrive Systems, a leader in driving performance solutions that reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency,...

Trucking CEO Defends Use Of Driver-Facing Cameras

The CEO and President of a large trucking company gave a presentation earlier this month saying that driver-facing cameras are necessary safety tools because...

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.”

VIDEO: Illinois Man Says Truck Drivers Just Don’t Care About Safety

In this video produced as a part of the Safe Roads Illinois campaign designed to keep trucks out of Will County, a local man...

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