Posts tagged trucking accidents

• Truck Crash on Tollway

  Jamie G. Goldstein | November 17, 2006 8:30 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Two truck accidents only 40 minutes apart on the Tri-State Tollway in Illinois. No one was killed in either accidents but injuries were reported in one of the accidents.Both trucks were out-of-control when they crashed and caused lane closures. Luckily in these two crashes no one was killed. Two accidents in one day and so close to one another makes one question how safe we really are with...

• Federal Rules Encourage Truck Driver Fatigue Crashes

  Staff Writer | February 28, 2006 2:11 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Five organizations fighting to reduce trucker fatigue accidents have filed a petition against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's proposed 2005 hours-of-service rule. The U.S. Court Of Appeals struck down a similar rule in 2004, chastising the agency for permitting dramatic increases in driving time. Truckers' driving hours have increased 40% in the last few years, each day and...