OP-1 is a form motor carriers use to register with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for operating authority. MCS- 150 is form to register for a USDOT number. Many companies will have filled out both forms. If you are an attorney handling a tractor trailer collision case, make sure you send a Freedom […]
Indiana
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 […]
Truck Rear-Ends Passenger Car near Bourbon, IN
A man was killed when his car was rear-ended by a tractor trailer on US-30 near Bourbon, Ind., on Sunday, April 29. According to WNDU.com, the 82-year-old driver was slowing to turn right onto Cedar Road off of US-30 when he was hit from behind by a tractor trailer. The collision pushed the small car […]
Truck Crashes into School Bus near Indianapolis
A truck hauling produce reportedly rear-ended a school bus in Pike Township, Ind., on Thursday, April 19, sending nine children and the bus driver to area hospitals. According to IndyStar.com, the crash occurred on Zionsville Road near a railroad crossing. Injuries to the children, who were all estimated to be in sixth-grade or younger, were […]
Woman Injured in Crash with Semi in Kosciusko County, IN
A woman was in serious condition after her car slammed into a tractor trailer at the intersection of U.S. 30 and County Road 350 West in Kosciusko County, Ind., on Monday, April 9. According to WNDU.com, the tractor trailer was traveling on County Road 350 West and had stopped at the intersection before crossing into […]
