Archive for July, 2008
Interesting Accident Case Study
0 Comments Published by Eric Arnold July 23rd, 2008 in ALCOHOL & DRUG, GENERAL, HORROR STORIES, IN THE NEWS, VEHICLE MAINTENANCEHere’s a fatal crash that escaped my attention until now. This happened on April 11, 2003 in Glen Rock, PA, York County. That’s just down the road from me. A 21 year old driver of a 26,000 GVWR dump truck (non-CDL) lost his brakes on a steep hill, crashed into several cars [...]
AP says Medically Unfit Drivers on the Road
0 Comments Published by Eric Arnold July 21st, 2008 in DRIVER QUALIFICATION, IN THE NEWSHere is a very long piece by the Associated Press detailing what they believe to be a major safety problem. To read the whole thing, go to the link. In summary, the article says that the FMCSA has dropped the ball by not writing more stringent regulations to prevent unhealthy truck drivers from [...]

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