Confessions of an Underage, Unlicensed Truck Driver August 28, 2015 By Francis Wilkinson, Bloomberg View American Trucking Associations executive Howard Abramson recently made a case in the New York Times for higher safety standards for...
U.S. Safety Board Criticizes Emergency Response in Tracy Morgan Crash August 14, 2015 By Michael Catalini Federal safety officials who reviewed a highway crash in New Jersey that badly injured comedian Tracy Morgan and killed a...
U.S. Safety Board Focuses on Driver Fatigue in Tracy Morgan Crash August 11, 2015 By Alan Levin A Wal-Mart Stores Inc. driver who struck a limo van carrying comic Tracy Morgan last year had been awake for...
National Transportation Safety Board to Hold Hearing on Tracy Morgan Crash August 10, 2015 By David Porter Federal investigators will meet this week to determine the probable cause of the accident that injured actor-comedian Tracy Morgan and...
Mississippi Officials Want U.S. Long-Haul Truck Proposal Squashed June 22, 2015 By Geoff Pender Mississippi’s transportation commissioners are urging U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran to help squash a proposal that would force the state to...
Georgia Announces $10 Million Truck Safety Campaign June 16, 2015 By Russ Bynum Georgia will spend $10 million to add officers to the state law-enforcement division focused on watching and inspecting commercial trucks,...
Wal-Mart Settles With Tracy Morgan Over Turnpike Crash Suit May 27, 2015 By Sophia Pearson Tracy Morgan and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. settled the actor-comedian’s lawsuit over a New Jersey Turnpike crash that had left him...
Alabama Lawmakers Dismiss Bill Barring Teens from Riding in Truck Beds April 16, 2015 By Kim Chandler Alabama lawmakers won’t bar teens from riding in the back of pickup trucks after most acknowledged they’ve ridden back there...
Exit Ramp Rollovers Kill Hundreds of Truckers a Year March 31, 2015 By Keith Naughton It was almost midnight when Walter Price eased his 18-wheeler into the right lane on Interstate 75 near Atlanta. As...
Wal-Mart Driver Appeals in Bid to Delay Morgan Crash Suit February 20, 2015 A Wal-Mart driver involved in a highway crash that killed a comic and severely injured actor-comedian Tracy Morgan has asked...