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Hours of Service
DOT surveying truckers on personal vehicle commute times
FMCSA has announced intentions to survey drivers about the time they spend commuting in their personal vehicles, seeking to determine how often truckers’ commutes to their driving jobs exceed 2 and a half hours. The agency also says it intends to study the ramifications of “excessive commuting on safety and driver fatigue” after the survey’s completion.
January 5, 2018
Hours of Service
Trucker in Tracy Morgan crash again pleads not guilty to vehicular homicide, manslaughter charges
The truck driver involved in the accident that killed one man and injured comedian Tracy Morgan in June of 2014 pleaded not guilty to all charges when he was arraigned in Superior Court in N.J.
February 4, 2016
Hours of Service
Trucker in Tracy Morgan crash indicted on homicide, assault charges
Kevin Roper, the truck driver at the center of the fatal June 2014 tractor-trailer crash involving actor Tracy Morgan, has been indicted on the manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges brought against him in the aftermath of the crash, court records show.
December 23, 2015
Business
An open letter to one-horse news
Holiday sweeps: when every one-horse news rag in America promises to show viewers something they "absolutely will not believe" is happening on their highways.
November 20, 2015
Business
Insurers tell Walmart they’re not paying Tracy Morgan crash settlements
Walmart’s private fleet has sued a group of insurance companies for refusing to pay the retail giant’s settlements with victims, including actor Tracy Morgan, in the high-profile June 2014 crash on the New Jersey turnpike that left one person dead and several others severely injured.
November 19, 2015
Hours of Service
Tired trucker to blame in Tracy Morgan crash, NTSB says
The trucker at the center of the high-profile 2014 truck crash involving actor Tracy Morgan was awake for more than 28 of the 33 hours preceding the crash, the NTSB said.
August 11, 2015
Business
Tracy Morgan v. Walmart suit halted so trucker can make case to intervene
Roper’s requests have twice been denied, but U.S. Magistrate Judge Lois Goodman issued an order March 4 to place a 10-day hold on action in Morgan’s suit pending an upcoming ruling on Roper’s latest appeal to stop the civil proceedings on a more long-term basis.
March 9, 2015
Business
Trucker in Tracy Morgan crash again denied request to delay lawsuit against Walmart
The driver asked the court to delay the civil proceedings pending his criminal proceedings. It his second attempt to do so, with this one coming as a filing of opposition to the order issued in December denying his previous attempt.
February 4, 2015
Business
Wal-Mart’s private fleet settles wrongful death suit from Tracy Morgan crash
The crash ignited a debate among lawmakers about hours-of-service rules, as it came just after the Senate’s initial move to suspend certain provisions of the 2013 HOS rule. Wal-Mart has now reached a civil settlement with the family of one of the victim’s in the crash.
January 26, 2015
Channel 19
The regs: Threading the needle through 2014
Part 2 in this Channel 19 year in review highlights the most-read stories from the blog this year having to do with regulations — and their enforcement. CARB, insurance, CSA, hours…
December 29, 2014
Business
NTSB: Truck operator in Tracy Morgan crash was within hours limits, but speeding
A preliminary report about the fatal high-profile Walmart crash that killed comedian James McNair and severely injured actor Tracy Morgan concludes Walmart driver Kevin Roper was traveling 20 mph over the posted 45 mph speed limit.
June 19, 2014
Business
Driver pleads not guilty in Tracy Morgan crash charges, HOS argument brims
With several news reports suggesting its driver had been awake working for 24 hours prior to the accident, Walmart spokesperson Brooke Buchanan issued a statement early today, Monday, June 9, that the driver was operating within federal hours limitations.
June 12, 2014
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