The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered Payson, Illinois-based Rhino Displays and Hampton, Georgia-based Prudential Carriers, Inc., to immediately shut down following two separate federal investigations that revealed numerous widespread violations of critical safety regulations. According to officials, in July 2010, Rhino, a fireworks display company, informed FMCSA in writing that […]
Illinois
Trucker Found Guilty Of Fatigued Driving, Faces Up To Three Years In Prison
When truckers do not get enough sleep, the results can be deadly. In fact, fatigued driving is considered one of the top ten causes of truck accidents in the United States with 65 percent of them occurring on long-haul trips. Believe it or not, sleep loss impacts performance similar to alcohol. Your ability to perform becomes impaired […]
New Illinois Laws for Obtaining a Driver’s License
Illinois has three new laws that apply to new drivers. Two take effect January 1, 2014: 1. Judges will no longer be permitted to sentence a person to “supervision” if they cause a fatal collision and do not have a clean driving record. Supervision allows the driver to pay a fine and sometimes attend driving […]
New FMCSA Data includes Lack of Seat Belt Use
Last month, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released safety data from 2011, including the following: One-third of truck occupant fatalities occurred when occupant was not wearing a seatbelt; 64% of large truck fatal crashes occurred on rural roads; of the 530 fatal crashes in work zones in the country, 27% — or 144 […]
Semi Collides with Passenger Car in East Peoria, IL
A tractor trailer reportedly merged from the left to the center lane on Interstate 74 in East Peoria, Ill., striking a car and injuring its three passengers on Tuesday, April 10. According to PJStar.com, both vehicles were eastbound on I-74 when the collision occurred, forcing the car to spin out and slide into the path […]
