A Tenacious Volunteer Achieves Legislative Victory in North Carolina

Jennifer Tierney has helped to achieve numerous advances in truck safety through her involvement with CRASH and the Truck Safety Coalition, and this year she added to her list of accomplishments.  When Jennifer learned about Senate Bill 1695 (S1695) which would allow longer trucks, wider boats and some

6/23/2008

Truck crash victims, safety advocates, and law enforcement to protest efforts to weaken safety rules and allow bigger and heavier trucks on North Carolina’s roads.

In drive for profits, trucking company routinely puts overweight rigs on the road
By: Fred Hiers / Star-Banner (Ocala, Florida); Sunday, October 21, 2007

OCALA - Vivian Bernard wasn't surprised when one of the tires under his tractor-trailer finally blew.

Working for Benton Express Inc.'s Ocala terminal, his company-owned truck was often over its legal weight coming back to Ocala, barreling down Interstate 75.

In 'cat-and-mouse game' with truckers, FDOT has dull claws; As many as 30 percent of tractor-trailers, dump trucks overweight
By: Fred Hiers / Star-Banner (Ocala, Florida); Monday, October 22, 2007

OCALA - Carlos Reinoso sat with the door of his dump truck slung open and his legs dangling over the side. He couldn't have looked more bored.

Reported by: David Rose / Web produced by: Neil Relyea / Photographed by: 9News
First posted: 2/8/2006 11:15:04 PM

There are some drivers that have no business being on the road.

But what 9News uncovered is that "business" is exactly what they're doing.

9News takes a look at how some drivers are rigged for danger.

On Nov. 11, 2005, a large roll of aluminum fell off a semi-trailer traveling on Interstate 35 and into the path of a pick up, instantly killing two passengers.

By Andale Gross Beacon Journal staff writer

Some of the trucks hauled loads that were thousands of pounds over the limit. Some had bad brakes. Others had mechanical problems.