She didn't have much of a chance. Once a bicyclist and garbage truck crossed paths, the biker's life was at great risk. Truck accidents lead to severe injuries and often death. In the recent case of a 60-year-old woman, the trucker who crashed into … [Read more...] about Bicyclist killed in Maryland truck accident

In April 2016, laws that had been postponed starting in May 2015 were further delayed. Maryland motorists were originally scheduled to gain national protections in the form of commercial truck rules that could have gone into effect as soon as late … [Read more...] about Truck speed and drug test laws face delays

The presence of large commercial trucks on the nation's highways is important for the delivery of various types of goods, but fatigued truck driving is an issue that poses serious dangers to motorists in Maryland and throughout the country. … [Read more...] about Fatigue measurement issues and research

Most people in the United States are unaware of the process federal regulators use to determine whether or not a trucking company should be shutdown. For those of today's readers who want to know, the current process flags trucking companies for an … [Read more...] about FMCSA drafts stricter audit rules to shutdown unsafe companies

For decades, the trucking industry has relied on paper-and-pencil logs to calculate how long drivers are on the road. In the past decade though, with increasing awareness of fatigue and its impact on drivers, the old system of tracking hours worked … [Read more...] about FMCSA continues to push for better hours-logged system