The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Kentucky-licensed truck driver Benjamin Scott Brewer to be an imminent hazard to public safety. As a result, Brewer has been ordered him to not operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce following his involvement in a nine-vehicle, six fatality crash that […]
Kentucky
The OP-1 and MCS-150 forms in truck accident cases
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 […]
Driver Injured in Train-Truck Collision in Boyd County, KY
A tractor trailer that was reportedly sitting too close to a railroad crossing was clipped by a passing train in Boyd County, Kent., on Wednesday, May 2. According to WSAZ.com, the crash occurred on U.S. 23 near the entrance to the Calgon Carbon Plant. The collision left the truck driver trapped in his vehicle until […]
Tractor Trailer Crushes Man on Loading Dock in Lexington
A man working on a loading dock in Lexington, KY, suffered serious injuries when he was pinned between a tractor trailer and a loading dock wall on Monday, April 9. According to Lex18.com, the truck was backing into a loading dock at a packing supply distribution facility when the man stepped behind the vehicle. The […]
Man Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash near Mount Vernon, KY
One man was killed and several other people were injured in a collision involving three tractor trailers and four passenger cars on Interstate 75 near Mount Vernon, KY, on Sunday, April 1. According to WHIOTV.com, heavy rains contributed to the crash, but no other information detailing how the crash happened was available. One man was […]
