Five individuals accused of participating in a two-year conspiracy to stage accidents with tractor-trailers in the New Orleans area have pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges.
February 11, 2020accident
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety
A stretch of Interstate 10 in New Orleans, near where a disputed accident involving Whitestone Transportation was alleged to have occurred. (Google Maps)
Five Plead Guilty to Staging Truck Crashes in New Orleans Area
A stretch of Interstate 10 in New Orleans, near where a disputed accident involving Whitestone Transportation was alleged to have occurred. (Google Maps)
Government, Business, Safety
Highway traffic on Interstate 65 in Shepherdsville, Ky. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
NHTSA Reports Spike in Large-Truck Occupant Fatalities
Highway traffic on Interstate 65 in Shepherdsville, Ky. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Department of Transportation officials centered on an optimistic but guarded message Oct. 3: Roadway fatalities were down 2% year-over-year in 2017, but that did not necessarily indicate an across-the-board trend.
October 4, 2018
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, TCA
Dalton Highway outside of Deadhorse, Alaska. (Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities via AP)
Pioneering Tanker Driver's Passing Mourned by Alaska Trucking Community
Dalton Highway outside of Deadhorse, Alaska. (Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities via AP)
Joy Wiebe, a Dalton Highway veteran said to be the only woman driving fuel tankers to Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay oil fields, died in a rollover crash early on Aug. 24.
August 29, 2018
Business, Technology, Safety
TruNorth Introduces App for Breakdown Claims Processing
Warranty programs provider TruNorth launched an app designed to help truckers get back on the road faster after a breakdown.
November 6, 2017
Business, Safety
Stretch of I-75 Closed Following Deadly Weekend Pileup in Fla.
Florida state police were investigating a huge weekend pileup on Interstate 75 near Gainesville, Fla., that killed 10 people as cars and trucks drove into dense fog and smoke, and a section of the highway remained closed Monday, news services reported.
January 30, 2012
Perspective, Business, Safety
Opinion: The First 24 Hours After an Accident
Any commercial carrier accident involving personal injury or property damage has lawsuit potential, and the public is usually quick to blame the truck driver.
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