Part 10
Rate of Companies in Violation of Safety Requirements by State (2009)
Companies in Violation of
Safety Requirements
State Per 100,000 Population
West Virginia 58
North Dakota 51
Nebraska 48
Vermont 35
Iowa 32
Montana 28
Delaware 26
Idaho 24
Arkansas [...]
Part IX
In December 2002, Kim Hughes and her family were driving down a Texas state highway, returning from a holiday shopping trip, when an oncoming 18-wheel truck carrying a trailerload of sand crossed the road’s center line and collided with her GMC Yukon. Hughes, her 14-year-old son, 70-year-old mother, and 17-year-old daughter, pregnant with twins, [...]
Part VIII
Data on all 28,274 companies can be found online at www.justice.org/trucksafetyviolations, and is broken down by state. All of the listed companies have either conditional or unsatisfactory safety ratings. A conditional rating means that the truck company’s records indicate the truck was out of compliance with one or more safety requirements. An unsatisfactory rating [...]
Part VII
Researchers at the American Association for Justice examined data on the entire U.S. trucking industry obtained form the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Over a million lines of data were analyzed in an effort to pinpoint just how many unsafe trucks might be on the road. The results are shocking. As of April [...]
Part VI
Florida truck driver Vivian Bernard complained to his bosses at Benton’s Express that his truck was being routinely overloaded for his weekly trips between Ocala and Gainesville. The illegally added weight put undue stress on the tires but also allowed Benton’s to carry more freight for lower costs. Bernard’s bosses ignored his complaints. In [...]
Part V
Fatalities Involving Large Trucks by State (2007)
State 2007
Alabama 134
Alaska 5
Arizona 97
Arkansas 114
California [...]
Part IV
The more than 9 million trucks that ravel U.S. roads each year make up only 4% of all passenger vehicles, yet are involved in 12% of all motor vehicle fatalities. Fatalities per miles driven are 56% higher for trucks than for all motor vehicles combined.
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, in [...]
Part III
In March 2002, married truck drivers Nelta and Tom Osborn discovered that the air brakes on their rig were compromised by a small hole caused by a hose dragging on the ground, which made the emergency brakes suddenly engage. Rather than call a mobile mechanic, the pair fixed the hole with a toothpick [...]
Part II
Researchers at the American Association for Justice examined over a million lines of data on the entire U.S. trucking industry obtained from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The results are shocking. As of April 2009, there were more than 28,000 trucking companies, representing more than 200,000 trucks, operating on U.S. roads [...]
Part I
More than 9 million trucks travel U.S. roads each year, and many of them are in serious violation of federal safety standards. These violations include such practices as overloading trucks, allowing unqualified or un trained drivers behind the wheel, failing to maintain tires and brakes, and salary systems that encourage truck drivers to exceed [...]
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