Tractor-Trailer Accidents

• Semi Truck Driver Watching Porn At Time Of Fatal Crash

  Brett Emison | January 28, 2010 9:53 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO

  The web version of a Rochester, New York newspaper, ROCnow.com, has reported that a tractor trailer driver who caused a fatal accident had falsified his log books and was watching porn at the time...

• Truckers & Bus Drivers Banned From Texting

  Brett Emison | January 27, 2010 12:42 PM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO

  Several sources, including reports from the Washington Post and the NBC Nightly News, have confirmed that the US government has officially prohibited semi-truck drivers and bus drivers from sending...

• Indiana Semi Truck Crash Kills Two

  Brett Emison | January 26, 2010 10:58 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The Chicago Tribune has reported that an Indiana tractor trailer crash has killed two members of a Chicago-area family. The crash occurred in Shelby County, Indiana, about 30 miles southeast of...

• Conroe, Texas Man Killed When Struck By Tractor Trailer

  Brett Emison | January 26, 2010 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  MySanAntonio.com has reported that Matthew Whatley of Conroe, Texas was killed when a semi-truck slammed into the back of a parked vehicle that had stopped to help the stranded motorist. The...

• UPDATE: Fog; Weather A Factor In Massive Pile Up On Interstate 35

  Brett Emison | January 17, 2010 11:51 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  There is additional information available regarding the massive pile-up on I-35 near Wellsville, Kansas that killed a three-year-old boy and injured at least 30 other people, ages 8 to 80. Fox News...

• Semi Truck Drivers Must Properly Secure Cargo

  Brett Emison | January 13, 2010 2:30 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  There are many dangers that surround driving 80,000 pound tractor trailers thousands of miles across the country. We rely on these truck drivers to operate their vehicles safely -- obeying traffic...

• UPDATE: Truck Driver Had Previous Speeding Citations In Deadly Ohio Semi Truck Crash

  Brett Emison | January 10, 2010 11:23 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO

  The Chicago Sun-Times and the Springfield News-Sun have each reported that the truck driver in the tractor trailer crash that killed four people near Springfield, Ohio was cited for speeding tickets...

• Ohio Semi Truck Crash Kills 4; Injures 6 More

  Brett Emison | January 08, 2010 4:43 PM | 10 CommentsKansas City, MO

  ABC News has reported that a tractor trailer lost control on Interstate 70 during a snowstorm near Springfield, Ohio, killing at least three people and injuring six more. In Ohio, a winter...

• UPDATE: Good Samaritans Aid Family In Deadly Semi Truck Crash

  Brett Emison | December 29, 2009 12:27 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  I am heartened by the comments to a recent post about the tragic semi truck crash in Georgia that killed three-year-old Sean Thornton. Following that terrible crash, several passing motorists...

• UPDATE: Semi Truck Driver Never Hit Brakes Before Crash Killing 3 Year Old Boy

  Brett Emison | December 29, 2009 11:54 AM | 26 CommentsKansas City, MO

  I reported yesterday about a tragic semi truck crash in Georgia that killed a three-year-old boy from Ross Township, Pennsylvania. Sean Thornton died and the remaining members of his family were...