#freight-safety
(6 articles)Attorney Sentenced for Louisiana Staged Truck Accident Scam
Danny Keating, an attorney and mastermind of "Operation Sideswipe", has been sentenced to 32 months in federal prison for orchestrating staged accidents involving tractor trailers in the New Orleans a
FMCSA grants 5-year beacon exemption for autonomous truck fleets
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted a landmark five-year exemption allowing Level 4 autonomous truck carriers to use cab-mounted warning beacons in place of reflective triangle
5 Arrested in Armed SoCal Rail Cargo Theft Ring; BNSF Officer Fired Upon
Law enforcement in Southern California has dismantled an organized cargo theft ring operating along rail corridors, arresting five suspects including the alleged shooter in a Monday confrontation that
Federal Trial Exposes 13-Year Staged Crash Scheme Targeting Trucks
Federal prosecutors are pursuing charges against disbarred attorney Sean Alfortish and others in connection with a sprawling organized scheme involving intentionally staged collisions with commercial
Senate Bill Targets Chameleon Carriers to Tighten Trucking Compliance
U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) have introduced the Safety and Accountability in Freight Enforcement (SAFE) Act, bipartisan legislation designed to close a critical compliance
Three Truck-Train Collisions in Atlanta: A Critical Safety Lesson
Between June 25 and June 30, three separate tractor-trailers were struck by CSX freight trains in the metro Atlanta area, with each collision resulting in destroyed vehicles and fires but fortunately