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  • Electronic Devices Required To Log Trucker Hours On The Road
    November 11, 2016
    Connecticut motorists have likely driven past the aftermath of a traffic accident involving a commercial truck. Many of these collisions are caused by truck drivers who are drowsy after spending too many hours behind the wheel. The federal government many years issued hours of service...
  • Violations Place Trucks And Drivers Out Of Service
    October 24, 2016
    The numbers are in following the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual 72-hour International Roadcheck campaign that was conducted in June 2016. Motorists in Connecticut and around the country may be interested in knowing that 9,080 trucks and 1,436 drivers were placed out of service as...
  • Reducing Commercial Truck Underride Accidents
    October 21, 2016
    The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration hopes to decrease commercial truck underride crash-related fatalities on roadways in Connecticut and across the country by considering new safety proposals requiring truck companies to install underride guards on the sides of their trucks. By law, commercial trucks are...
  • Proposed Truck Speed Limit Regulations Are A Cause For Debate
    August 30, 2016
    A joint proposal from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration may forcibly limit the speed of trucks and other large vehicles. The proposal’s aim is to reduce the number of traffic fatalities on Connecticut and U.S. highways through...
  • Truck Collision Avoidance Technology Unveiled
    July 8, 2016
    Connecticut drivers may be interested to learn that two truck component suppliers unveiled rear-end collision avoidance technology that may prevent more trucks from becoming involved in rear-end collisions. The technology, called the Evasive Maneuver Assist system, would allow the truck to autonomously steer around a...
  • Reduction In Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks
    May 6, 2016
    According to data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, fatal crashes involving large trucks were down in 2014 from the previous year, but the number of accidents involving injuries increased. The administration looked at data related to about 411,000 police-reported crashes in Maryland and...
  • Trucking Regulations Again Postponed
    April 20, 2016
    Connecticut truckers may not be surprised to learn about the postponement of two important regulations by the Department of Transportation. One seeks to mandate speed limiters on heavy trucks. The other, known as the Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, consists of a record...
  • FMCSA Orders Shutdown Of Truck Driver For DUI
    A truck driver who has been convicted of DUI in several states including Connecticut has been issued a shutdown order by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association. The man was convicted in Connecticut twice in 2012, on Nov. 2 and again on Dec. 12, receiving...
  • Connecticut Truck Car Accident Blamed On Fog
    April 4, 2016
    Police in Connecticut say that fog may have contributed to a car and truck accident in the early hours of March 17 that left a Torrington man critically injured. The accident occurred at the intersection of Winsted Road and Kennedy Drive in Torrington at approximately...
  • FMCSA Final Rule Focuses On Preventing Coercion Of Truck Drivers
    December 4, 2015
    While it is possible for anyone involved in a motor vehicle accident to suffer serious injuries, this is even more likely when the occupant of a car is involved in a collision with a truck. The weight difference between most cars and semis is great...