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11 More Indicted in Staged Accidents With Trucks in New Orleans

A federal grand jury in New Orleans has returned a second round of indictments in an ongoing investigation of individuals staging automobile accidents with tractor-trailers, charging 11 people on seven fraud counts in connection with two incidents from 2017.

August 25, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Ringleader Pleads Guilty in Connection With Staged La. Accidents

The ringleader of a New Orleans-area group that staged accidents with unsuspecting tractor-trailer drivers has pleaded guilty for his role in the conspiracy.

August 7, 2020
BusinessSafety

Boeing Has Settled Almost All Lion Air Crash-Death Claims

Boeing Co. said it settled 90% of the wrongful death claims filed in a U.S. court over the 2018 crash of a 737 Max jet operated by Lion Air.

July 8, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Study: Autonomous Vehicles Wont Make Roads Completely Safe

A new study says that while autonomous vehicle technology has great promise to reduce crashes, it may not be able to prevent all mishaps caused by human error.

June 4, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Spotter in 2017 Staged Accidents in New Orleans Pleads Guilty

The sixth member of a New Orleans-area ring that has staged accidents with unsuspecting tractor-trailers has pleaded guilty for his role as a spotter, or untruthful witness.

June 3, 2020
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

Five Plead Guilty to Staging Truck Crashes in New Orleans Area

Five individuals accused of participating in a two-year conspiracy to stage accidents with tractor-trailers in the New Orleans area have pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges.

February 11, 2020
GovernmentTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Utah DOT Plans Containment System for Runaway Trucks

Utah Department of Transportation officials are exploring a runaway truck containment system after recent incidents in which truckers lost control of their brakes at the same intersection.

August 27, 2019
GovernmentBusinessSafety

NHTSA Reports Spike in Large-Truck Occupant Fatalities

Department of Transportation officials centered on an optimistic but guarded message Oct. 3: Roadway fatalities were down 2% year-over-year in 2017, but that did not necessarily indicate an across-the-board trend.

October 4, 2018
GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelTCA

Pioneering Tanker Driver's Passing Mourned by Alaska Trucking Community

Joy Wiebe, a Dalton Highway veteran said to be the only woman driving fuel tankers to Alaskas Prudhoe Bay oil fields, died in a rollover crash early on Aug. 24.

August 29, 2018
GovernmentBusinessSafety

ATRIs Updated Crash Predictor Model Sheds Light on Driver Behavior

Violations for reckless driving and failure to yield right of way are the top two behaviors for predicting future crash involvement, according to analysis yielded from the American Transportation Research Institutes updated Crash Predictor Model.

August 1, 2018