Arnold Safety Blog

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About ten days ago, on July 20, 2007, a truck driver, who couldn’t speak English, got confused at a railroad crossing, and stopped his truck across the railroad tracks, where it was split open by an oncoming train. The crossing had signs, in English of course, which directs traffic to pull up past a [...]

On July 24, 2007, a US Court of Appeals vacated the FMCSA’s 11 hour rule, and the 34 hour reset provision of the 70 hour rule. In the interim, the FMCSA has issued the following guidance on what to do now:
“We are analyzing the decision issued today to understand the court’s findings as well [...]

Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals struck down the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s hours of service rules, and imposed rules of their own. These changes, I believe, will become effective no sooner than September 14, 2007, but stay tuned, as that too may change.
Drivers may no longer drive 11 hours, they may now [...]

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At 12:30 Saturday afteroon, July 14, a tractor-trailer crossed the center-line of Hwy 425 near Pine Bluff, AR, crashing into a car, killing a family of five. After the accident, the driver admitted to using crack cocaine before the accident.
What’s the moral of this story?
Obviously you don’t want to hire an idiot like [...]

SOURCE: Chesterton Tribune

Authorities have decided not to charge the driver of the New England Motor Freight truck which plowed into stopped traffic, killing 8, on April 26, 2007, on I-80 in Indiana.
Apparently, the driver was fiddling around with his cellphone charger, and did not notice traffic had slowed until too late. The local [...]

http://www.charlotte.com/nation/story/197234.html

Police suspect that cellphone use, or more specifically, text messaging, may be led to the 5 fatality crash on June 28 in Western New York. An SUV, with five teenage cheerleaders in it crossed the centerline, and impacted a tractor-trailer, bursting into flames, killing all five in the SUV. Investigators have discovered that [...]

The FMCSA (aka the DOT) has issued a final rulemaking, which makes official a number of provisions which were contained in the last authorizing law dated 8-10-05, called the “Safe Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users”. (SAFETEA-LU).
(I kid you not, that’s what its called. Your Congress at work.)
What [...]

A nice article about truck drivers and the health issues they face.
If you’re a motor carrier, it’s good business to do what you can to keep your drivers healthy.
A healthy driver is a productive driver.
A fat, unhealthy driver misses work, gets injured, and drives up your workers comp costs.
So encourage your drivers to exercise, and [...]

Source: AOL News
Apparently, the Virginia State Legislature is attempting a stealth tax increase to raise money. According to the article, starting July 1, new civil charges applicable during a traffic stop will range from $750 to $3,000. I guess that means if you get a speeding ticket in Virginia, you’re looking at [...]