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Truck Accident News

Truck Crash Forces Detour Around Damaged I-80 Bridge At Lyman

Trucker In Fiery Tanker Crash Stirs Questions On Screening

MTC Teams With Caltrans And The Region’s Transit Operators To Respond To Freeway Closures

FMCSA Proposes Rule With Requirements And Incentives

Vehicle Accident With Fire In Roseville

Unsafe Commercial Drivers And Trucks Focus Of Operation Trucker

State Announces Settlement Agreement In Sugar Creek Environmental Damages Case

Tractor Trailer Forced Off Roadway

Metal/Nonmetal Mine Fatality

Truck Driver Convicted Of Killing Two People In Truck Crash In Pennsylvania

Two Killed In Crash With Tanker Truck

Injury Motor Vehicle Accident

NTSB Determines Cause Of Bus Fire In Texas That Killed 23 During Hurricane Rita Evacuation

Truck Driver Hauling Hazardous Materials Found Intoxicated

NTSB Chairman Applauds NHTSA For Stability Control Rule

New Study Concludes Driver Behavior Causes Most Truck Crashes

Washington State Semi Truck Roll Over Collision Blocks I-5

Tank truck accident spills diesel into Vallejo creek

In Illinois, NTSB Determines Truck Driver Failed To Slow For Traffic In Collision

ORNL Part of Team to Keep Trucks on Wheels

Bush Promises Thorough Probe Of Afghan Truck Crash

Pennsylvania Runaway Truck Accident Reveals Dangers Of Manual Adjustments To Automatic Slack Adjusters, NTSB Finds

Truck Accident Involving Damage To Technetium-99 Shipment

Young Man Gets Help From A Lawsuit Loan After Semi Truck Accident Injury

Trucking Industry Preferences For Driver Traveler Information Using Wireless Internet-Enabled Devices

Trucking Continued To Dominate The U.S. Commercial Freight Industry In 2002

Trucks Carry The Most Freight By Weight And Value

Truck Freight Transportation

FMCSA Establishes First Ever Training Requirements For Double, Triple Truck Operators, Driver-Instructors

U.S. Department Of Transportation To Begin Safety Inspections Of Truck Container Chassis

FMCSA To Require Special Safety Permit For Carriers Of Highly Hazardous Materials

FHWA Report On Truck Parking Facilities Shows Adequate Supply Nationwide

FMCSA To Prepare Environmental Impact Statement Addressing Effects Of Mexican Trucks in U.S.

NTSB Publishes Its First Transportation Safety Journal

Fourth Update On Ntsb Investigation Into I-95 Tanker Truck Accident Near Baltimore

USDOT, Truckers To Combat Low Safety Belt Use; New Survey Shows Less Than Half Of Truckers Buckle Up

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Applauds Contributions Of Truck Drivers

SBA Extends Deadline for Size Standards Comments

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Did You Know?

There Are Exceptions To The Hours-Of-Service Rules.
Vehicles used in ground water well-drilling operations, utility service, and transporting construction materials and equipment retain the current 24-hour restart provision. However, these drivers are required to comply with the new 10-hour off-duty and 11-hour driving limitations, as well as the prohibition on driving after the 14th hour after coming on duty.

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Truck Accidents.com Terms

Today's Terms

LTL Carrier

Definition:
company which consolidates less-than-truckload cargo for multiple destinations on one vehicle.

Bobtail Tractor

Definition:
Tractor operating without a trailer. Also refers to straight truck. Bogie (also spelled bogey) Assembly of two or more axles, usually a pair in tandem. Brake Horsepower (bhp) Engine horsepower rating as determined by brake dynamometer testing. (see Horsepower)

AVL (Automated Vehicle Location)

Definition:
Class of technologies designed to locate vehicles for fleet management purposes and for stolen vehicle recovery

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Louisiana Truck-Accident Attorney

If you live in the following cities and need an Truck-Accident attorney you should contact our Truck-Accident Attorney as soon as possible:

Abbeville
Alexandria
Baker
Bastrop
Baton Rouge
Bogalusa
Bossier City
Breaux Bridge
Chalmette
Covington
Crowley
Denham Springs
Deridder
Gonzales
Gretna
Hammond
Harvey
Houma
Kenner
La Place
Lafayette
Lake Charles

Leesville
Mandeville
Marrero
Metairie
Monroe
Morgan City
Natchitoches
New Iberia
New Orleans
Opelousas
Pineville
Prairieville
Ruston
Shreveport
Slidell
Sulphur
Thibodaux
Ville Platte
West Monroe
Westwego
Zachary

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