Man Killed in Tractor Trailer Crash West of Chicago
The driver of a tractor trailer unaware he’d been rear-ended by a passenger vehicle drove about two blocks before realizing a Hyundai was wedged beneath his trailer, according to the Daily Chronicle....
View ArticleJack-Knifed Semi Causes Fatal Multi-Vehicle Crash in Chicago
Two people were killed on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago on Friday, Feb. 24, after a semi tractor trailer jack-knifed and set off a chain of accidents in its wake. According to the Morris Daily...
View ArticleMan Killed in Tractor Trailer Collision in Northern Illinois
A man was killed Thursday, March 1, on Interstate 94 near the Illinois-Wisconsin border when the car in which he was riding was hit by two tractor trailers. According to the DailyHerald.com, the...
View ArticleMan Killed in Tractor Trailer Crash near Brownstown, Ill.
The driver of a tractor trailer was killed when his rig crashed into another semi truck on Interstate 70 near Brownstown, Ill., in the early-morning hours of Saturday, March 17. According to the...
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Woman Critically Injured in Crash with Semi in Chicago
Police continue to investigate an accident involving an SUV and a tractor truck in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago that left one woman in critical condition on Sunday, March 18. According to...
View ArticleMan Critically Injured in Truck Crash in West Frankfort, IL
A man driving a pickup truck was critically injured when his vehicle collided with a tractor trailer on Interstate 57 in West Frankfort, Ill., on Thursday, March 22. According to the Daily American...
View ArticleTwo Injured in Tractor Trailer Crash in Joliet
Two women in a pickup truck were critically injured when their vehicle collided with a tractor trailer on Route 53 in Joliet, Ill., on Tuesday, March 27. According to Patch.com, the accident occurred...
View ArticleSemi Collides with Passenger Car in East Peoria, IL
A tractor trailer reportedly merged from the left to the center lane on Interstate 74 in East Peoria, Ill., striking a car and injuring its three passengers on Tuesday, April 10. According to...
View ArticleFMCSA Shuts Down Trucking Company for Repeat Violations
There are numerous ways to promote improved highway safety, from pushing for safer commercial vehicle equipment to demanding that truck drivers be rested and healthy. Getting high-risk drivers and...
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New FMCSA Data includes Lack of Seat Belt Use
Last month, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released safety data from 2011, including the following: One-third of truck occupant fatalities occurred when occupant was not...
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