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A local commercial for a personal injury lawyer has many truck-related plot holes and inconsistencies. Commercials like this rile Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.
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A truck driver has been charged with vehicular manslaughter for causing a fatal crash while barreling down a steep grade along Interstate 70 in Colorado at speeds exceeding 80 miles per hour.
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The owner of a trucking company who’s driver caused a fatal bus crash in Saskatchewan, Canada, has pleaded guilty to five charges related to his company’s history of skirting federal safety regulations.
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The driver involved in Humboldt Broncos bus crash last April, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, was sentenced to serve eight years in prison. He will be deported back to his native India after the sentence is served.
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Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg thinks he could've made this crash scene's technical details — an under-ride crash — more realistic.
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A tragic collision involving a bus with a junior hockey team and a tractor trailer took 16 lives. The contrite driver pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing – but should he shoulder all of the blame? Blog commentary by Equipment Editor Jim Park.
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Ohio-licensed truck driver Doug A. Jones has been declared an imminent hazard to public safety by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration after fatally striking two people with his truck.
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Many trailers need energy absorbing rear impact guards, but many don't. Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg talks about them.
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Highway fatality numbers are down overall except in cases involving large trucks. According to the latest Department of Transportation statistics, there were 673 fewer highway deaths in 2017 than in 2016.
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A fatal accident in New Mexico is a sobering reminder that proper reaction and proven driving techniques are key to ensuring that a truck remains under the driver's control in the event of a tire blowout — even a steer tire failure.
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