Latest Transportation Headlines
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NTSB Looking at Risk Parked Semis Posed to Greyhound Bus in Fatal Illinois Accident
Jul 24 2023 // ST. LOUIS (AP) – Big rig driver David Cherno was hauling Jimmy Dean sausages on Interstate 70 when he had to stop for the night or risk violating federal regulations limiting driving time for truckers. An Illinois rest...
NTSB: Strong Winds During Arkansas Plane Crash
Mar 21 2023 // LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – During last month’s deadly crash of a small plane near Little Rock, there were “changing/deteriorating weather conditions from the time of taxi, takeoff, and the accident,”...
NTSB Investigates Fatal Helicopter Crash Along Texas Gulf Coast
Mar 9 2023 // SEADRIFT, Texas (AP) – A helicopter crash along the Texas Gulf Coast killed two people, according to the local sheriff. The Robinson R44 helicopter was flying from Port O’Connor to the Calhoun County- Port...
NTSB Says Medical Plane Apparently Broke Apart Before Deadly Crash in Nevada
Feb 28 2023 // A medical transport flight that crashed in a mountainous area in northern Nevada, killing five all five people aboard the plane including a patient, apparently broke apart before hitting the ground, authorities said. The...
NTSB Investigates Arkansas Plane Crash That Killed 5 Employees of Environmental Firm
Feb 24 2023 // LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ Federal investigators headed to Arkansas Thursday to determine the cause of a small plane crash that killed five employees of an environmental consulting firm. Investigators from the National...
Earlier Warning Might Have Spared Ohio a Derailment, NTSB Says
Feb 24 2023 // A U.S. train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals in an Ohio town might have been avoided if the railway company’s alarm system had given engineers an earlier warning that bearings were overheating, the chair of...
Crash Averted at Austin, Tx. Airport; FAA, NTSB to investigate
Feb 7 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A FedEx cargo airplane attempting to land at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Saturday had to reverse course after a second plane was cleared to depart from the same runway, according to the...
NTSB Findings on Hawaii Airlines Turbulence That inured Passengers
Jan 17 2023 // A cloud shot up vertically like a plume of smoke in a matter of seconds before a Hawaiian Airlines flight last month hit severe turbulence and 25 people on board were injured, according to a preliminary report by the...
NTSB Chair Raises Safety Concerns About Heavy Electric Vehicles
Jan 13 2023 // U.S. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy on Wednesday raised concerns about the increased risk of severe injury and death from heavier electric vehicles on U.S. roads. She cited a General Motors GMC...
Transportation Industry Outlook 2023: Economic headwinds usher in challenging climate for fleets
Dec 27 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Historically high inflation, a looming recession and serious supply chain struggles continue to plague fleet owners and owner-operators who are the backbone...
Dallas Air Show Victims Named; NTSB Investigation Underway
Nov 16 2022 // DALLAS (AP) – Officials on Monday identified the six men killed in a deadly collision between two vintage military aircraft at a Dallas air show, all of whom were experienced aviators with years of flight training. The...
NTSB Again Calls for Seat Belts on School Buses After Deadly Tennessee Crash
Nov 7 2022 // The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday renewed its call for seat belts on school buses after completing an investigation of a 2020 crash in Tennessee that killed the driver and a 7-year-old girl. The...
NTSB: Valve Leak Fueled Texas Pipeline Blast That Killed 2
Nov 2 2022 // FARMERSVILLE, Texas (AP) – A valve leak and a spark of unknown origin combined to cause a North Texas natural gas pipeline explosion last year that killed two workers and injured two others, federal investigators said. A...
NTSB: Communications Outage a Factor in Louisiana Lift Boat Disaster
Oct 20 2022 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An outage involving a Coast Guard marine warning system and “data gaps” in radar systems were factors in last year’s deadly capsize of an oil industry vessel during severe storms off...
NTSB: Helicopter Descended Quickly in Deadly Crash During Severe New Mexico Fire Season
Jul 20 2022 // Evidence indicates that a helicopter that crashed in northern New Mexico after helping fight a wildfire over the weekend descended at a fast rate, with the craft ending up mangled and in pieces after first hitting the...
NTSB: Dad, Not 13-Year-Old, Was Driving Truck That Hit Golfers’ Van in Texas
Jul 15 2022 // A Texas man, not his 13-year-old son, was driving the pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a van carrying New Mexico college golfers, killing nine people, and he had methamphetamine in his system,...
NTSB Investigating Central Texas Plane Crash That Killed 2
Jun 28 2022 // The National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating a Central Texas plane crash that killed two people. Authorities say the small plane crashed near the airport in Kerrville at around 7 p.m. on Saturday....
NTSB: Pilot Disorientation Likely Caused Fatal 2019 Louisiana Plane crash
May 31 2022 // Pilot disorientation is listed as a probable cause of the 2019 small plane crash that killed five people in south Louisiana. The Advocate reports that the National Transportation Safety Board report on the crash said the...
NTSB Says Cause of Arizona Helicopter Crash Still Uncertain
May 23 2022 // Federal authorities investigating a fatal crash last month near Phoenix say the helicopter went into a near vertical descent for unclear reasons when it was about to land. The National Transportation Safety Board issued...
NTSB: Pilot Didn’t Clear Ice in South Dakota Crash That Killed 9
May 10 2022 // Federal investigators confirmed that the buildup of ice on the wings and other parts of the plane was a key factor in a 2019 crash that killed nine of 12 members of an Idaho family on board an overloaded small plane. The...
