commercial trucking News

This Bud’s for Uber’s Self-Driving Truck Road Test

A tractor trailer full of beer drove itself down Colorado’s I-25 last week with nobody behind the wheel. Uber Technologies Inc. and Anheuser-Busch InBev NV teamed up on the delivery, which they said is the first time a self-driving truck …

Kentucky Bans Large Commercial Trucks from State Route After Accidents

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Greg Thomas issued an order temporarily banning large commercial trucks from traveling on state Route 151 after a series of crashes there. Thomas’ action comes after the Federal Highway Administration authorized the cabinet to delete the …

TUMI Launches Local & Intermediate Trucking Program

Trinity Underwriting Managers, Inc. (TUMI), a Georgia based program administrator, has established a local and intermediate trucking program. This product is underwritten on behalf of an ‘A’ rated carrier and is backed by two ‘A+’ rated reinsurers. Target risks will …

Florida Man Sues Trucking Company, Driver for $10M Over Crash That Killed Family

A northeast Florida man has filed a $10 million wrongful death lawsuit against a semi-truck driver and others related to a wreck that killed his wife and three stepchildren. The SUV Dexter Culclager’s family had been traveling in broke down …

Wal-Mart Sues Insurers for Alleged Breach of Contract in Morgan Settlement Case

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recently filed a lawsuit against a number of its commercial excess liability insurers. The lawsuit alleges that the insurers are delaying to pay claims related to the giant retailer’s personal injury settlement paid to actor Tracy Morgan …

U.S. Safety Board Criticizes Emergency Response in Tracy Morgan Crash

Federal safety officials who reviewed a highway crash in New Jersey that badly injured comedian Tracy Morgan and killed a friend were sharply critical of the emergency response to it and are urging the state to establish minimum standards, but …

U.S. Safety Board Focuses on Driver Fatigue in Tracy Morgan Crash

A Wal-Mart Stores Inc. driver who struck a limo van carrying comic Tracy Morgan last year had been awake for 28 hours and worked almost 14 hours at the time of the accident, U.S. investigators found. The National Transportation Safety …

National Transportation Safety Board to Hold Hearing on Tracy Morgan Crash

Federal investigators will meet this week to determine the probable cause of the accident that injured actor-comedian Tracy Morgan and killed one of his friends. The National Transportation Safety Board scheduled a meeting for Tuesday morning in Washington, D.C. A …

Georgia Announces $10 Million Truck Safety Campaign

Georgia will spend $10 million to add officers to the state law-enforcement division focused on watching and inspecting commercial trucks, Gov. Deal announced June 11 along a stretch of interstate where tractor-trailers recently caused a pair of crashes that killed …

Wal-Mart Settles With Tracy Morgan Over Turnpike Crash Suit

Tracy Morgan and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. settled the actor-comedian’s lawsuit over a New Jersey Turnpike crash that had left him in a coma for days and killed another comedian. Morgan was riding in a van that was struck from behind …