accident
Study: Autonomous Vehicles Won’t Make Roads Completely Safe
An Audi AI:ME self-driving concept vehicle is displayed at the CES tech show in Las Vegas in January. (John Locher/Associated Press)
A new study says that while autonomous vehicle technology has great promise to reduce crashes, it may not be able to prevent all mishaps caused by human error.
June 4, 2020‘Spotter’ in 2017 Staged Accidents in New Orleans Pleads Guilty
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The sixth member of a New Orleans-area ring that has staged accidents with unsuspecting tractor-trailers has pleaded guilty for his role as a “spotter,” or untruthful witness.
June 3, 2020Five 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)
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, 2020NHTSA 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, 2018Pioneering 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, 2018TruNorth 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, 2017Stretch 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, 2012Opinion: 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.
April 29, 2010