Citing violations such as hiring drivers who hadn’t received their commercial driver’s license, and employing drivers who didn’t pass drug and alcohol tests, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently idled 26 bus operations that serviced passengers on Interstate 95 in the eastern United States. According to TruckingInfo.com, the FMCSA, in its largest crackdown ever, […]
Delaware
Woman Injured in Tractor Trailer Crash near Middletown, DE
A passenger car and a tractor trailer were involved in a two-vehicle crash near Middletown, Del., on Sunday, March 25, leaving one motorist with non-life-threatening injuries. According to the Network Post, the passenger vehicle struck the front of the tractor trailer on Boyd’s Corner Road near Emerson Road. The driver of the tractor trailer was […]
Car Slams into Semi Crossing Road near Blades, Delaware
The driver of a passenger car was seriously injured when he drove his vehicle into a flatbed tractor trailer blocking a road near Blades, Delaware, on Tuesday, Feb. 21. According to Delmarvanow.com, the flatbed tractor trailer was backing into a private driveway and blocking Bethel Concord Road when a passenger car crashed into its side. […]
Delaware and Federal Government fund I-95 Improvements
A total of $86 million in state and federal funds are being spent on high speed connecting ramps and otherwise improving the I95/Route 1 interchange. The federal government is providing $54 million and the State of Delaware $32 million. This is part of a multi-year project to improve traffic flow on I-95. This part […]
NTSB: Ban All Cell Phone Use While Driving
Truck drivers who’ve felt singled out by talk of cell phone bans can take heart: It’s not just about trucks anymore. Thanks to a strong correlation between fatality crashes and cell phone usage while driving, on Tuesday the five-person National Transportation Safety Board unanimously recommended a universal ban on talking, texting, and emailing while driving […]
