Posts tagged fatigue

• Are Trucking Companies allowing drivers with Sleep Apnea on the road?

  David Bernstein | October 03, 2011 5:17 PM | 3 CommentsNorman, OK Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  In May of 2010, John and Wanda Lindsay were stopped in traffic in a construction zone on Interstate 30 near Texarkana when a semi-truck crashed into the back of their vehicle. John died as a result...

• Fatigue Cited in Deadly Tulsa Semi Turnpike Crash

  Jeremy Thurman | September 28, 2010 4:41 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  According to the Tulsaworld.com, driver fatigue was the probable cause of the deadly 2009 Interstate 44 pileup claimed 10 lives. The crash is one of the deadliest road crashes in Oklahoma history...

• Trucking Fatigue

  Jeremy Thurman | August 10, 2010 3:33 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Worker fatigue affects nearly all working individuals in the United States in one way or another. For many of us, the fatigue that sets in at some point during our working day is just a part of life...

• New Details Emerge About Fatality Semi Accident in Oklahoma

  Jeremy Thurman | April 14, 2010 5:37 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Earlier today I blogged about a horrific semi accident on I-35 that claimed the life of an individual and injured two others, now new details are emerging about the semi and the company which owned...

• Semi Cross Over Accident in Oklahoma Kills One and Injuries Two

  Jeremy Thurman | April 14, 2010 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  There is sad news out of Oklahoma City today as a KOCO is reporting that a semi traveling northbound on Interstate 35 (I-35) and crossed over into the southbound lanes of the interstate killing one...

• How to Examine A Trucker's Logs

  Jeremy Thurman | April 06, 2010 11:51 AM | 3 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  In the context of a serious trucking accident, hours of service violations and log veracity is a variable that must be considered by the personal injury attorney representing the injured and/or...

• Practical Tips to Avoid Fatigued Driving By Truckers and Other Motorists

  Jeremy Thurman | April 02, 2010 11:57 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  The other day I discussed driver fatigue in a blog entitled “Fatigue – The Hidden Killer in Trucking Accidents.” We went in-depth on how to identify and investigate a fatigue...

• Semi Crashes in Oklahoma Killing 1 and Critically Injuring Another

  Jeremy Thurman | April 02, 2010 11:14 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  The Purcell Register is reporting that a catastrophic fatality trucking accident occurred on April 1, 2010 involving numerous vehicles on State Highway 74. The accident involved numerous vehicles...

• Fatigue - The Hidden Killer In Trucking Accidents

  Jeremy Thurman | March 31, 2010 12:41 PM | 1 CommentOklahoma City, OK Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  In March 1995 the Federal Highway Administration sponsored a National Truck and Bus Safety Summit. The goal was to bring together representatives of the many organizations involved in motor carrier...

• At Least ten (10) Killed When Tractor-Trailer Hits Van Head-On

  Jeremy Thurman | March 26, 2010 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  According to MSNBC.com a tractor-trailer crossed a median on I-65 near Cave City Kentucky at about 5:17 a.m. crashing head-on into an eighteen (18) passenger van. Reports are that at least ten...