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Driver crashes truck while driving drunk, changing pants
The VSP report on the crash says Johnson’s truck was traveling 63 mph when “… he stood up from his driver’s seat and was attempting to change his pants in the front cab. Johnson was standing up vertically between the two front cab seats while his truck was in motion.”
November 3, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Driving blindfolded or asleep? Avoid these states
Atlas Van Lines has put together a clever infographic highlighting statistics about distracted driving and safety.
November 21, 2012
Channel 19
Speaking urinal cakes: Next step in hours enforcement?
Is it fair to call the Department of Transportation’s approach to hours enforcement a bit heavy-handed of late, what with FMCSA’s (not to mention Congress’) pursuit of an EOBR mandate, flexibility-reducing hours changes and the like? Here’s hoping they don’t resort to the tactics some Michigan establishments, at the behest of the State Police, deployed […]
July 15, 2012
Channel 19
‘Alcolocks’ coming to U.S. Class 8s?
In the area of emissions, the regs tend to roll from California to the rest of the country; in safety/in-cab technology, though, quite a lot has sailed west across the big Atlantic pond in recent years, from EOBRs to governors and more….
November 12, 2010
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