Normally, chips and beer are all you need for a good party. But recently in Florida, it had all the makings of a truck accident. Authorities say a commercial truck carrying Busch beer crashed into another commercial truck carrying Frito Lays potato chips and other assorted snacks. The truck carrying…
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Report: Lawsuit Settled over Deadly Car Accident at Harvard Football Game
According to a recent article from The Guardian, a lawsuit involving a 2011 car accident that occurred at the Yale vs. Harvard football game has finally reached a settlement. Witnesses say students from a Yale fraternity were bringing kegs of beer to a tailgating event in a rented truck at…
Enforcement Stepped up for Commercial Truck Driver Safety Week
At the end of year and the beginning of every year, the media likes to publish lists and remind us of events that took place during the past year. Some of these are lists of good things, others are just for entertainment, and some are lists of unfortunate events. One…
Cranberry Truck Crash Results in Serious Injury
Many people may remember a time when cranberries were only eaten on Thanksgiving. Around the late 1980s and into the early 1990s, Ocean Spray and other large producers spent a great deal of money marketing the cranberry as a year-round food. They created recipes for things such as cranberry muffins,…
Train vs. Trailer Accident
Authorities are reporting that an Amtrak train carrying about 150 passengers collided with the rear of a large, oversized-load trailer that managed to get in in the railroad crossing as the train was approaching according to WSPY. Fortunately, there were no life-threatening injuries as result of what could have been…
City of Boston to Require Side Guards on Municipal Trucks to Protect Bicycle Riders
There is no question that large commercial trucks are essential to our economy. Moving freight, delivering packages, transporting cars and a variety of other functions in life would certainly be much more difficult without large trucks, including semi tractor-trailers. While most truck drivers are safe professionals, there are some who…