The trucking industry has come under siege in recent years with everything from higher taxes, high fuel costs, low-rate freight and increased insurance premiums to cargo theft, carrier ID theft and nuclear verdicts from highway accident litigation. Another recent development for carriers that must be considered is staged accidents designed to exploit insurance claims and extract massive settlements from carriers. These fraudulent schemes often orchestrated by criminal networks have plagued...
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4 dead, 17 injured in fiery tractor-trailer crash in Michigan
The driver of a semitruck involved in a late night crash on Saturday that killed four people and left 17 injured remained hospitalized Monday with serious injuries.
The crash closed part of Interstate 96 for more than a day. The crash occurred around 11:40 p.m. Saturday in Webberville, a village about 26 miles from Lansing. Michigan State Police had just reopened Interstate 96, which had been closed while DTE Energy crews strung power lines across the roadway, police said in a statement on X.
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Injured Dallas family sues North Carolina trucking company after crash
A Dallas family of seven has filed a federal lawsuit against a North Carolina trucking company and its driver after they were seriously injured in a crash involving an 18-wheeler.
The lawsuit, filed Aug. 9 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, was brought by Mario Garcia, Ana Laura Ramirez, Cristina Ramirez and four children. The family filed the suit against driver...
FreightWaves Infographics: FMCSA orders California trucking company to shut down after deadly crash
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FreightWaves Infographics: Crash data involving new truck, bus drivers getting worse
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FreightWaves Infographics: NHTSA reports fatality, injury uptick in latest truck crash stats
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Daily Infographic: National animal strike claim frequency
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Marines Identify 3 Killed in MV-22 Crash off Australian Coast
(left to right) Maj. Tobin Lewis, 37, Capt. Eleanor LeBeau, 29, Cpl. Spencer Collart, 21
THE PENTAGON – The Marines identified the three service members who were killed in the Sunday crash of an MV-22B off the coast Darwin, Australia.
The Marines were Cpl. Spencer Collart, 21, Capt. Eleanor LeBeau, 29, and Maj. Tobin Lewis, 37. All three Marines were assigned to “the Red Lions” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor (VMM) Squadron that were forward deployed to Marine Rotational Force – Darwin.
Collart, who...
https://news.usni.org/2023/08/28/marines-identify-3-killed-in-mv-22-crash-off-australian-coast
MV-22 Osprey Carrying 20 Marines Crashes in Australia
U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, transports Royal Australian Air Force and Navy senior leadership during Talisman Sabre 23, in the Coral Sea, July 22, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo
An MV-22 Osprey carrying approximately 20 U.S. Marines crashed off the coast of Darwin, Australia, local news reported Sunday morning.
The helicopter crashed around 11 a.m. local time on Melville Island while Marines were conducting...
https://news.usni.org/2023/08/27/mv-22-osprey-carrying-20-marines-crashes-in-australia