Calling all trucks in Pennsylvania
According to new requirements handed down by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, all trucks must have a U.S Department of Transportation (DOT) number displayed on both sides of the track as well as their business name.
There is no charge to get a DOT number.
The reasoning behind this new requirement is to improve truck safety and driver safety for all.
Truck Accident News
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
2 Deaths: Dump Truck Collides with Car in Penna.
Dump Truck Collides with Compact Car in Penna
The fatal dump truck-car-accident is under investigation.
Two elderly women who were sisters were killed when their car collided with a tri axle dump truck.
The dump truck driver said he tried but was unable to avoid hitting their car which had slowed to a stop.
Neighbors say where the accident happened is notorious for crashes because of speeding.
The investigation will determine the speeds of the car and truck, truck load capacity, and malfunctions to the vehicles.
The fatal dump truck-car-accident is under investigation.
Two elderly women who were sisters were killed when their car collided with a tri axle dump truck.
The dump truck driver said he tried but was unable to avoid hitting their car which had slowed to a stop.
Neighbors say where the accident happened is notorious for crashes because of speeding.
The investigation will determine the speeds of the car and truck, truck load capacity, and malfunctions to the vehicles.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
New Jersey Truck Accident Closes Route 287
Could this truck accident happen to you?
Route 287 in New Jersey was shut down in both directions when a tractor trailer struck a car belonging to a woman who had run out of gas.
The car careened into the center guard rail while the truck collided with the guard rail and hit a pole that holds an overhead highway sign, splitting its trailer and the truck’s gas tank in half.
About 50 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from the truck's gas tanks as well as 300 pound rolls of industrial paper.
Neither driver suffered life threatened injuries.
Everyone was lucky. It could have been a much worse accident.
Route 287 in New Jersey was shut down in both directions when a tractor trailer struck a car belonging to a woman who had run out of gas.
The car careened into the center guard rail while the truck collided with the guard rail and hit a pole that holds an overhead highway sign, splitting its trailer and the truck’s gas tank in half.
About 50 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from the truck's gas tanks as well as 300 pound rolls of industrial paper.
Neither driver suffered life threatened injuries.
Everyone was lucky. It could have been a much worse accident.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Keep on Safe Trucking in Philadelphia, PA
As a way to promote truck safety, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association shared advice for accident free driving. The theme was about blind spots; it's important to realize that truck drivers and cars/SUVs have blind spots while on the move.
Every vehicle has potential blind spots. These blind spots can be larger around tractor-trailers, so it is important to teach other motorists the safest way to pass a truck. By interacting with drivers at these service plazas, I think we can make a difference and save lives.
The campaign known as Share the Road is a highway safety outreach program of the American Trucking Associations to educate all drivers about sharing the roads safely with large trucks. An elite team of professional truck drivers with millions of accident-free miles deliver life-saving messages to millions of motorists annually.
Every vehicle has potential blind spots. These blind spots can be larger around tractor-trailers, so it is important to teach other motorists the safest way to pass a truck. By interacting with drivers at these service plazas, I think we can make a difference and save lives.
The campaign known as Share the Road is a highway safety outreach program of the American Trucking Associations to educate all drivers about sharing the roads safely with large trucks. An elite team of professional truck drivers with millions of accident-free miles deliver life-saving messages to millions of motorists annually.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Fatal truck accident in Pa. kills one victim
Monroe County, Pennsylvania
A tractor trailer that was heading north, crossed into southbound lanes. The truck driver killed the driver of the car. The truck driver was unhurt.
A van going north collided with the truck. A dozen people were in the van; the van collided with the trailer portion of the tractor trailer. Two of the van passengers suffered critical injuries while others in the van suffered minor injuries.
The road was shut down for hours as an investigation occurred.
A tractor trailer that was heading north, crossed into southbound lanes. The truck driver killed the driver of the car. The truck driver was unhurt.
A van going north collided with the truck. A dozen people were in the van; the van collided with the trailer portion of the tractor trailer. Two of the van passengers suffered critical injuries while others in the van suffered minor injuries.
The road was shut down for hours as an investigation occurred.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Pickup truck causes fatal rollover accident
A pickup truck clipped the front end of a car, as it tried to pass on the right, sending the car into the median. The car rolled over four times in the highway.
The accident claimed the life of a 17 year old girl, the fatal victim in the rollover. Other passengers in the car were not seriously injured. The teens in the car were returning home from a volleyball tournament and a mother was driving.
The driver of the pickup was not injured.
A passerby saw the terrible accident, saw the girl about 100-feet from the rolled over car, and held her hand until the ambulance arrived. She died at the hospital.
The accident claimed the life of a 17 year old girl, the fatal victim in the rollover. Other passengers in the car were not seriously injured. The teens in the car were returning home from a volleyball tournament and a mother was driving.
The driver of the pickup was not injured.
A passerby saw the terrible accident, saw the girl about 100-feet from the rolled over car, and held her hand until the ambulance arrived. She died at the hospital.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Hazards on Wheels: Dangerous Trucks
So many trucks, so many preventable dangers
New government data reveals that more than 28,000 motor carrier companies, representing more than 200,000 trucks, are currently operating in violation of federal safety laws.
These trucks have incurred thousands of safety violations such as defective brakes, bad tires, loads that dangerously exceeded weight limits and drivers with little or no training or who are dependent on drug and alcohol. The results can be deadly.
West Virginia, North Dakota, Nebraska, Vermont, and Iowa have the highest rate of trucking companies in violation of federal safety requirements. The snowballing effects of violations will be deadly.
While truck accidents occur for a variety of reasons, many are preventable, and often a direct result of trucking companies violating safety standards to cut corners and maximize profits.
New government data reveals that more than 28,000 motor carrier companies, representing more than 200,000 trucks, are currently operating in violation of federal safety laws.
These trucks have incurred thousands of safety violations such as defective brakes, bad tires, loads that dangerously exceeded weight limits and drivers with little or no training or who are dependent on drug and alcohol. The results can be deadly.
West Virginia, North Dakota, Nebraska, Vermont, and Iowa have the highest rate of trucking companies in violation of federal safety requirements. The snowballing effects of violations will be deadly.
While truck accidents occur for a variety of reasons, many are preventable, and often a direct result of trucking companies violating safety standards to cut corners and maximize profits.
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