Railroads across the US are starting a new marketing campaign to highlight the dangers of being close to railroad tracks, after an increase in railway deaths in 2013. At this time a year ago, railroads were saying that 2012 was their safest year ever; derailments and crossing accidents were in decline. But in 2013, the number…
A newly created coalition of trucking companies held its first event in Duchesne County, Utah last week. The Uintah Basin Oil Transportation Coalition is working with the Utah Highway Patrol to promote safer driving practices among tractor trailer drivers. The group was formed in early March and hosted a voluntary Stand Down for Safety event, which…
At least four people are being treated for serious injuries after a commercial passenger bus flipped over on Interstate 95 in Stafford County, Virginia (VA). Virginia police stated that the accident happened in the southbound lanes between Fredericksburg and Stafford County, Va. The southbound lanes were shut down after the crash was reopened. A spokeswoman for…
Several trucking companies as well as trucking trade organizations are joining other consumer and business organizations to make a new anti-toll group. The purpose of the group is to keep existing interstates completely toll free, because adding tolls will push traffic onto local roads, which could compromise safety. The Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates features major trucking…
Reports are surfacing that the engineer operating Metro North fell asleep just before the train derailed. Four people died as a result of this wreck.