http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com Helping Companies Comply With D.O.T. Safety Regulations Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:44:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This happened last Friday, June 26, 2009, on I-44, near Miami, OK. Traffic had slowed on the interstate due to an accident. An approaching tractor-trailer did not slow. According to the news articles, it appears it did not brake at all, plowing into the stopped vehicles ahead ... http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/10-dead-on-oklahoma-turnpike/ Well, I'm out of here. Heading onto another boat for a week. I'll have limited access to email and phone messages, but I will try to keep tabs on what's going on, if for no other reason so I don't have to work 85 hours the week I ... http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/vacation-2/ One of the things DOT does is it rates all motor carriers at the conclusion of all its audits. It gives out 3 different ratings. Satisfactory, is the best rating, which means you are mostly in compliance. Conditional, means there are some major rules you are violating. ... http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/safety-ratings/ Here is the story of the Chippewa Falls Bus Crash, which happened early Sunday morning, October 16, 2005, on I-94 westbound, near Osseo, Wisconsin. At approximately 01:58, a tractor trailer overturned, blocking both lanes of the westbound I-94. About one minute later, a 55 passenger motorcoach, operated by ... http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/chippewa-falls-bus-crash-story/ The NTSB has released a transcript of the cockpit recorder from the February 12, 2009 plane crash which killed 50 people near the Buffalo airport. Go here for the transcript. In addition, here is a good article from the AP, regarding the NTSB investigation surrounding the accident. Basically, this ... http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/cockpit-recorder-transcript-released-in-buffalo-plane-crash/ Here is the latest column which I wrote for the Outdoor Amusement Business Association. Lately, it seems like I have been running into numerous horror stories caused by not doing written post-trip inspections. Or at least not doing them they way the DOT wants. _____________________________________________ On of the items DOT ... http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/daily-vehicle-inspections-and-you/ Two drivers filed suit in the State of West Virginia this week over alleged improper firings which took place in January, 2009. The drivers allege that they were identifying defects on their post trip inspection reports, and the two motor carriers, Mate Creek Trucking, and Titan Transport, did not ... http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/two-west-virginia-drivers-sue-trucking-companies/ I had a good question from a customer today. Can any doctor do a DOT physical, or can only specially "DOT-certified" doctors do the examination? Presently, any doctor can do the DOT physical. However, the doctor needs to be familiar with the guidelines of the examination. ... http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/can-any-doctor-do-a-dot-physical/ This is a true story, involving a client I represented, only the names have been changed. ABC Construction, a small construction company, with around 10 trucks and drivers, entered into business in 2006. It underwent a DOT New Entrant audit in December, 2007. ABC was missing numerous ... http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/true-story-30000-fmcsa-penalty/ This really has little to do with commercial motor vehicle safety, except it involves careless driving. This happened on Sunday March 29, 2009, in Wisconsin. A landscaping truck, driven by an illegal alien, was going too fast for conditions on snowy road. He lost control, crossed the ... http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/triple-fatality-in-wisconsin-caused-by-illegal-alien/