Tag Archives: truck accidents
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An early morning accident involving a fuel tanker shut down northbound Interstate 75 between Bee Ridge and Fruitville on August 27. According to witnesses, the tanker was heading southbound and crossed over the median, clipping a pickup truck and winding up overturned in a ditch. Nearly the entire contents of the tanker — some 7,600… Read More »
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Underride accidents occur when vehicles colliding into large trucks slide under the trailer, crushing or sheering off the car’s roof. As devastating as that sounds, you would hope that underride accidents were events of the past. While improvements have been made in safety standards, more than 350 people a year continue to die in underride… Read More »
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In May, new rules about healthcare providers who offer physical examinations to commercial vehicle drivers took effect. In 2012, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA) established a National Registry to certify healthcare providers who offer physical examinations of interstate bus and truck drivers. To obtain or renew a valid commercial driver license (CDL), physical… Read More »