Tag Archives: Bus

Truck Driver Cleared of Involvement in March 12 Motor Coach Accident

Posted on March 30, 2011 by admin

A bus crash at I-95 exit 14 in New York resulted in 13 fatalities and eight critically injured. The bus was traveling from the Mohegan Sun casino to New York’s Chinatown when the accident occurred on the Westchester County-Bronx border … Continue reading →

Posted in trucking news | Tagged Bronx, Bus, bus crash, bus driver, Committee Hearing, connecticut casino, Exit, exit sign, Factual Information, inch diameter, Mechanical Problems, mohegan sun casino, motor coach, ntsb, ntsb chairman, paved shoulder, police spokesperson, senate committee, Signpost, steel column, thick steel, trailer, Travel Lanes, U.S. Senate, westchester county | Leave a comment

DOT Proposes Rule to Ban Hand-Held Cell Phone for Truck Drivers

Posted on December 17, 2010 by admin

As part of its campaign to put an end to the practice of distracted driving: The U.S. Department of Transportation today proposed a new safety regulation that would specifically prohibit interstate commercial truck and bus drivers from using hand-held cell … Continue reading →

Posted in Truck Driver Industry | Tagged Bus, bus driver, bus drivers, cell, Cell Phone Records, Commercial Motor Vehicle, Department of Transportation, Disregard, eyes on the road, full attention, hand, Many Things, phone, Priorities, safety regulation, Secretary, sending text messages, tractor trailer, traffic weather, Transportation Secretary, Truck Drivers, trucker, U.S. Department, unorganized group, WEATHER CONDITIONS | 1 Comment

FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Strike Force – Strike Force?

Posted on August 18, 2010 by admin

FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Strike Force removes unsafe commercial drivers and carriers from the road. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that 109 commercial bus and truck drivers were removed from the roads and more than 175 carriers face … Continue reading →

Posted in trucking news | Tagged alcohol, alcohol and drug testing, alcohol breath test, alcohol concentration, Bus, commercial motor vehicles, drugs and alcohol, fmcsa regulations, Ray LaHood, sensitive employees, Strike, truck, violation | Leave a comment

Sleep Apnea – What You Should Know

Posted on August 6, 2010 by admin

As a person who has been diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea for many years now I feel I should probably write about it as it seems to be a hot topic among truck drivers. Especially since the FMCSA has been … Continue reading →

Posted in trucking news | Tagged Apnea, Bus, FMCSA, foot to the floor, medical regulations, nasal, person, real truth, rock quarry, sleep clinic, sleep disorder, sleep study, truck | 2 Comments

NTSB Heading To Accident Involving Two School Buses And A Bobtail Truck

Posted on August 5, 2010 by admin

At approximately 10:15 a.m., a four vehicle collision occurred on eastbound Interstate 44 near the exit to State Highway 100. A bobtail tractor was rear-ended by a pickup truck which was then struck in the rear by a school bus. … Continue reading →

Posted in trucking news | Tagged bobtail truck, Bus, highway, Interstate, kotowski, missouri highway patrol, ntsb, public affairs officer, roadway construction, school buses, vehicle, vehicle collision | Leave a comment

Nice Try Lahood – But I Still Don’t Buy It

Posted on June 10, 2010 by admin

It was a nice try by our US Secretary of Transportation to try and “fool” us into believing he and the Obama administration are “focused” on the one segment of transportation that keeps America moving – trucking. But I and … Continue reading →

Posted in trucking news | Tagged bicycle lanes, Bus, bus transits, driver distractions, FMCSA, high speed rail, rail cars, track, Transit, transit authorities, truck, Trucking, us secretary of transportation | 1 Comment

DOT’s Decision to Ban Truckers Texting Premature

Posted on February 22, 2010 by admin

January 26, 2010 the DOT and FMCSA agreed to ban Truck and Bus Drivers from sending and receiving text or email messages. I think this might have been premature. Insurance.com released a report earlier with a top ten list of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bus, bus drivers, dangerous drivers, DOT, Drivers, FMCSA, government worker, insult to injury, list, Nurse And, truck, worst drivers | Leave a comment

Ban on Texting for Truckers say it ain’t so

Posted on January 26, 2010 by admin

Well, that’s what I get for not being on the internet much, well not looking for news on the net anyway. Apparently this one slipped past me, as the U.S. Secretary Ray LaHood is expected to officially announce a BAN … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged announcement, ban, Bus, Drivers, driving restrictions, free cell phone, hands free cell phone, internet, media users, net, news, Ray LaHood, texting, truck, U.S. Secretary, unofficial announcement | 2 Comments

Two-Hundred dollars is that a Joke Daimler, Kenworth, and International?

Posted on December 24, 2009 by admin

Dec. 22nd, 2009 Tulsa, Oklahoma based Trucking Company Arrow Trucking closed up shop. They did so abruptly they forgot to mention it to their fourteen hundred drivers, some of which were still on the road. © 2009, Truck Drivers News … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arrow, arrow trucking, Bus, dollar deposit, fuel cards, International, Oklahoma, ticket, ticket home, truck, trucking company, Tulsa | 9 Comments

Truck Drivers come together like a Family

Posted on December 23, 2009 by admin

On Tuesday December 22, 2009 hundreds of truck drivers found themselves on their own. The trucking company they gave their all to just up and shut down the operations, and left a message for the drivers. © 2009 – 2010, … Continue reading →

Posted in Truck Driver Industry | Tagged Bus, bus terminal, bus ticket, company ceo, corporate bastards, Drivers, home, owner operator, statement, ticket home, Trucking, trucking company, trucking industry | 4 Comments