FMCSA Orders WTSA US Express To Cease Operations

On June 8, 2012, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) ordered a Wisconsin trucking company, WTSA US Express, to cease all of its trucking and transportation operations. After a series of intensive investigations on the operations of WTSA US Express,… read more

Megabus Crash In Litchfield Il

A double-decker Megabus ran into an overpass support beam on Interstate 55 in Litchfield, Illinois on Thursday. At least one person has died and three dozen have been seriously injured. The bus was traveling between Chicago and Kansas City. Thirty-eight people were taken to local… read more

Highway 47 Tractor Truck Accident Injures One

A large tractor trailer struck a New Florence, Missouri resident’s vehicle on Highway 47 and Mid America Lane on June 7, 2012. The exact time of the accident was at 9:46am and the accident occurred in Franklin County. Eric K. Miller of Warrenton, Missouri was… read more

Woman Suffers Personal Injury In Truck Accident in Missouri

Laura L. Tanner of Puxico, Missouri suffered personal injuries in a motor vehicle collision with a 1994 Freightliner on March 7, 2012. The accident occurred on southbound U.S. Highway 67 at Lodi. The Freightliner was driven by Robert E. Anderson of Bonne Terre, Missouri. Tanner… read more

Freightliner Hits Tow Truck On I-270

A freightliner heavy truck hit a Florissant, Missouri resident on eastbound Interstate 270 on June 1, 2012. The accident occurred in the evening of that day at 8:20pm. The exact location of the accident was slightly east of West Florissant Road in St. Louis County…. read more

Woman Injured In Double Truck Accident In Missouri

Tameya C. Bibbs of St. Peters, Missouri was injured in a St. Charles Missouri truck accident on March 5, 2012. The afternoon accident involved three vehicles, including two large commercial trucks. The Missouri truck accident occurred on eastbound I-70 at Mid Rivers Mall Drive. Bibbs… read more

Four Suffer Personal Injury In Truck Crash In Missouri

A semi-truck crashed into two separate vehicles in a Missouri semi truck accident. A 2012 Kenworth semi-truck crashed into a 2003 GMC Envoy that entered into the intersection of Highway 54 and Highway 19. The GMC was attempting to turn left when the semi-truck hit… read more

U.S. DoT Shuts Down 26 East-Coast Bus Transportation Services

After a string of bus crashes on the east coast in the past few months, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced on May 31, 2012 that it is shutting down twenty-six (26) bus services. After a year-long investigation on… read more

Tractor-Trailer Accident Occurs On I-44

Two tractor-trailer occupants were injured in a Missouri truck accident on Interstate 44 in Webster County. The accident occurred on June 1, 2012 at 5:45am. Darrell E. Jones was in his 2004 Freightliner Tractor-Trailer driving eastbound on I-44 and roughly five miles west of Marshfield,… read more

Illinois To Increase Traffic Law Enforcement In 2012

The Illinois State Police recently announced that they will ramp up traffic enforcement in 2012. Specifically, they will focus on the most common traffic law violations that affect the safety of Illinois’s public roadways: failing to wear a seatbelt, driving while intoxicated speeding, and distracted… read more