A police cruiser responding to a reported burglary crashed with a dump truck in Lebanon, N.H., on Monday, April 16. According to WMUR.com, the police cruiser was traveling west on Route 4 with its emergency lights on when the eastbound dump truck crossed its path attempting to make a left turn. The trooper driving the […]
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Tractor Trailer Crashes with School Bus in Manchester, N.H.
One student was hospitalized after a school bus and a tractor trailer collided in Manchester, N.H., on Friday, March 9. According to WMUR.com, the two vehicles crashed near the intersection of Route 101 and Interstate 93 as the bus was en route to a high school basketball game. Twenty-two students were on the bus at […]
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 […]
New Hampshire Senator Tries to Block HOS Rule Change
And the fight about the proposed Hours of Service (HOS) rule change rages on in the Senate, state by state. This week, a New Hampshire Republican senator, Kelly Ayotte, filed an amendment to an appropriations bill, seeking to block the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from putting the proposed trucking legislation into place. On Monday, […]
Map: U.S. States That Ban Cell Phones & Texting While Driving
The Governors Highway Safety Association has compiled a list of which states restrict or forbid cell phone use for talking or texting while driving. A truck accident attorney always welcomes trucking laws like this. No state bans all cell phone use while driving, but the states differ on their rules and on whom they govern […]
