Tractor-Trailer Accidents

• Another Left Turn Accident Death in Utah

  Bret Hanna | October 13, 2009 10:42 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  This one occurred Sunday evening in Garfield County, when a 55-year-old woman turned left in her Toyota in front of an oncoming tractor-trailer. The accident occurred at 5:30 p.m., about 7 miles...

• Distracted Truck Driver Kills 200 Sheep

  Bret Hanna | October 12, 2009 11:41 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  A distracted truck driver killed about 200 sheep when his truck and livestock trailer rolled off U.S. Highway 189 near Heber City. The driver lost control and left the highway midday and then...

• Winter Driving is Upon Us

  Bret Hanna | October 05, 2009 10:56 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  As a semi tractor and trailer crested the summit in Parley's Canyon on Interstate 80 early this morning, it struck a patch of ice and the driver lost control. The truck rolled off the roadway, down...

• Weather NOT the Cause of Accidents During First Winter Storm

  Bret Hanna | October 01, 2009 10:40 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  The first winter storm of the season blew into Utah early yesterday morning, and we have three notable accidents that snarled the commute to show for it. But it does not appear that the cold and...

• Hit and Run Semi Driver Injures Student

  Bret Hanna | September 21, 2009 9:57 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Unbelievable. A student walking home from school in Pleasant Grove was hit by a full size semi with a belly dump trailer and the driver fled the scene. The accident happened at about 2:30 this...

• Deadly Semi-Car Crash Snarls Traffic but Who is at Fault?

  Bret Hanna | August 27, 2009 5:40 PM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT

  Bangerter Highway was closed for hours this morning because of a deadly crash that occurred at about 4:45 a.m. A West Jordan Police spokesperson said that 31-year old Phillip Nielsen was driving a...

• Five Semi Rollover Accidents in July is Five Too Many

  Bret Hanna | August 25, 2009 11:08 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Utah saw five semi rollover accidents during a one week period in July and most were avoidable. In chronological order, the accidents were: July 9th - a Cadillac ran into a semi on Interstate...

• Commercial Trucker's Hours of Service Violations Put Driving Public at Risk

  Mark Williams | August 23, 2009 7:59 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  There are perhaps few things more dangerous on our highways than a sleepy commercial truck driver. In order to address this, the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA) adopts...

• Texting By Drivers Proven to Be Extreme Hazard

  Mark Williams | July 28, 2009 5:41 PM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT

  In an article from the New York Times, July 28, 2009, it was revealed from an 18 month study of truck drivers that texting by big rig drivers is a much greater safety risk on the road than...

• Should Obese Truck Drivers Undergo Mandatory Testing To Determine If They Have Sleep Apnea?

  Bret Hanna | June 08, 2009 5:51 PM | 4 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Truck drivers are people and some are overweight. Some, like the general population, are downright obese. But over-the-road truck drivers make their living driving very large, heavy vehicles that...