DALLAS — Aviation experts expressed doubt March 13 that turbulence could have caused the deadly February crash of an Atlas Air cargo plane carrying Amazon packages in Texas, suspecting human error or a massive malfunction as more likely culprits.
March 14, 2019crash
Government, Business, Logistics
NTSB investigators and a member of the recovery team retrieve the flight data recorder of Atlas Air Flight 3591. (NTSB via AP)
Experts Doubt Turbulence Caused Crash of Cargo Jet in Texas
NTSB investigators and a member of the recovery team retrieve the flight data recorder of Atlas Air Flight 3591. (NTSB via AP)
Government, Business, Logistics
This image taken from video provided by KRIV FOX 26 shows the scene of a cargo plane crash on Feb. 23 in Trinity Bay, just north of Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico in Texas. (KRIV FOX 26 via AP)
NTSB Takes Lead Investigating Crash of Amazon Air Cargo Plane
This image taken from video provided by KRIV FOX 26 shows the scene of a cargo plane crash on Feb. 23 in Trinity Bay, just north of Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico in Texas. (KRIV FOX 26 via AP)
A widebody cargo plane hauling packages for Amazon with three people aboard abruptly plunged out of the sky and slammed into a bay Feb. 23 as it was preparing to land in Houston.
February 27, 2019
Government, Safety, Fuel, Logistics
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Report: Key Changes Needed to Prevent Fiery Rail Crashes
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
A prestigious scientific organization on Oct. 11 called for more frequent and better inspections of freight railroad tracks to prevent potentially catastrophic oil and ethanol train crashes.
October 12, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
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Uber’s Fleet of Self-Driving Cars in Pittsburgh Back on Road After Crash
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Uber grounded its fleet of self-driving cars in Pittsburgh for a few hours the morning of Sept. 18 as the company investigated a crash involving one of its vehicles.
September 19, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
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Tesla Automation Faulted by NTSB in 2016 Fatal Florida Crash
Alex Kraus/ Bloomberg News
Tesla Inc.’s design of its Autopilot system contributed to a 2016 fatal crash in Florida, accident investigators concluded as they recommended all automakers prevent autonomous driving systems from being used on roads for which they are not designed.
September 12, 2017
Government, Business, Safety
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Minnesota Legislators Debate Who Pays if Freight Train, Light Rail Collide
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News
Residents have long worried about plans for Southwest light rail to operate alongside freight trains hauling ethanol, especially in densely populated areas such as Minneapolis.
April 4, 2017
Business, Safety
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Panelists Push for Better Crash Data, Technology at Truck Safety Hearing
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
Improving truck crash data and monitoring of high-risk carriers are among the key factors that will lead to improved heavy truck safety, a panel of trucking experts told a Senate Commerce subcommittee last week.
March 20, 2017
Government, Business, Safety
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Wisconsin Using Grants to Reduce Crashes
C. Holmes/Flickr
For a third straight year, Wisconsin’s State Patrol has received federal and state funding in hopes of continuing to reduce large truck crashes in the state. The yearlong grants of nearly $500,000, which boosted the three-year total over $700,000, took effect Oct. 1.
October 25, 2016
Business, Safety
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In Ohio, Large Trucks Get the Blame, but Car Drivers Cause Majority of Wrecks
Jamie Rector/Bloomberg News
Nationwide, fatal crashes involving large trucks and buses have dropped for decades. But with more trucks and more small cars on the road, the number of truck-involved crashes on Ohio roads has been rising in recent years.
September 13, 2016
Business, Safety
DA Moves to Have Charges Dropped Against Total Transportation of Mississippi
A Georgia district attorney requested on July 6 that five vehicular homicide charges and two lesser counts against Total Transportation of Mississippi resulting from an April 2015 crash be dismissed.
July 7, 2016Pages
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