Driver, company may face FMCSA penalties after cyclist deaths

Following the deaths of five people, an Arizona-licensed driver and his company may be subject to civil penalties brought by federal regulators for violating safety regulations, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).

FMCSA served Jordan Barson with a federal order last Wednesday, declaring Barson “to be an imminent hazard to public safety” and has ordered him not to operate a commercial vehicle in interstate commerce.

Barson holds a commercial driver’s license and...

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Overall injuries in large-truck crashes increase 5.3%

The estimated number of people injured in crashes involving large trucks — including truck occupants and nonoccupants — increased 5.3 percent to 159,000 in 2019, according to federal data released Friday.

Isolating the data for truck occupants alone, injuries jumped by 7,000 people, or 18%, to an estimated 46,000 people in 2019 over 2018, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported, including injuries for both single- and multiple-vehicle crashes.

Broken down further,...

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