trucking accidents

Truckers who hit overpasses in British Columbia could pay up to $100K, spend 18 months in jail.

Canadian authorities shut down two trucking companies in the Vancouver area that are tied to recent highway collisions.

Lawmakers in Iowa and Florida are considering bills to curb nuclear verdicts against trucking companies.

Nuclear verdicts against the trucking industry are becoming more frequent, with freight brokers now being sued after accidents.

A Texas court has reversed a $7.4M gross negligence verdict against a trucking company and its driver.

Recent flatbed trucking deaths apparently caused by improperly secured loads shifting during hard braking highlights the need for proper training and safety measures.

A severed limb “picked up by an 18-wheeler” and found on a Texas highway is believed to have belonged to another truck driver killed in a wreck 50 miles away.

The driver of a flatbed truck died Tuesday when the load he was hauling smashed through his cab and killed him.

Trucker Rogel Aguilera-Mederos’ sentence was reduced to 10 years after originally receiving 110 years for a fatal 2019 Colorado crash.

A judge has scheduled a Jan. 13 hearing to consider resentencing Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, who was given 110 years for a 2019 fatal crash.

Prosecutors who helped secure the conviction against Rogel Aguilera-Mederos are asking the judge to reconsider the 110-year prison sentence.

People who signed the petition are protesting Rogel Aguilera-Mederos lengthy prison sentence, along with his company’s role in the accident.

Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos was sentenced to 110 years in prison for causing a fiery 28-car pileup that killed four people and wounded six others.

PowerFleet offers in-cab and exterior camera technology, as well as visibility for the freight pallets inside the trailer.

A guide for truckers involved in an accident.

Authorities are investigating whether human smuggling was involved in a crash Tuesday near Holtville, California, that killed more than a dozen people.

A collision near Holtville, California, about 15 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, killed at least 13 people.

A tractor-trailer hauling a load of honeybees overturned Sunday, releasing a swarm in downtown San Antonio.

The driver of a tanker truck died Tuesday afternoon when his vehicle burst into flames after crashing on a Houston highway.

The bridge/overpass on Independence Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, has been struck continuously by tractor-trailers for years.

Two trucks carrying oversized loads struck the same overpass on Interstate 20 in Midland, Texas, forcing a temporary closure of the roadway.

Michigan semi driver charged in deadly pileup pens heartfelt note as authorities continue investigation into suspected case of distracted driving that claimed three lives.

UPS says Daniel Kepner, 53, and Dennis Kehler, 48, were driving together in one of the three tractor-trailers involved in the early morning pileup east of Pittsburgh that left five people dead and about 60 injured.

Insurance premiums are a growing concern in the trucking industry, even as statistics show reduced incidents. What is driving the soaring insurance costs?