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MORRIS, IL – A semi truck driver was killed and another person injured Friday morning, March 23, in a crash involving three tractor trailers near Morris, Illinois.

Fatal tractor trailer crash involving multiple semi trucks on the eastbound I-80 at East 29th Road just west of Morris, IL on Friday, March 23, 2012.

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LOWELL, NC – An 18 wheeler truck driver traveling on I-85 North sideswiped a vehicle near exit 23, Wednesday morning, March 21, shutting down northbound lanes of I-85 for 3½ hours.

A semi truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and ran off the road crashing into a concrete median barrier on the northbound I-85 in Lowell, NC on Mar 21, 2012. Photo: John Clark/The Gaston Gazette

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LAKE WALES, FL – A motorcyclist was killed in a multi vehicle semi truck crash on Tuesday, March 6, just south of Warner University on U.S. 27 in Lake Wales, FL.

Horrific semi truck accident on U.S. 27 in Lake Wales, FL claims the life of a motorcyclist and critically injures the driver of an SUV on March 6, 2012.

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Syracuse, NY – A tractor trailer got stuck Thursday morning under the West Genesee Street railroad bridge at Erie Boulevard West in Syracuse, NY.

An 18 wheeler crashed into the West Genesee Street railroad bridge in Syracuse, NY on March 15, 2012, becoming stuck due to low clearance. Photo credit: David Lassman / The Post-Standard

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By a vote of 5 to 4 committee vote, the Idaho Senate rejected Senator Jim Hammond’s proposal to raise the trucking speed limit to 75 mph. Hammond proposed the theory that it would actually be safer by having all vehicles, including big-rigs, semi tractors, 18 wheelers, etc., drive the same speed limit. This, he said, would “eliminate a lot of lane changes.”

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LAPLACE, La. – A fatal accident that occurred on Friday, Feb. 10, involving an 18 wheeler and multi vehicles has claimed the lives of 5 people in a four-car pileup on the I-10 near LaPlace, Louisiana. LaPlace is located in St. John the Baptist Parish, in the southeastern part of the state about 112 miles southeast of Lafayette, 60 miles southeast of Baton Rouge and 25 miles northwest of New Orleans.

A wrong-way driver on I-10 in LaPlace, LA caused a fatal accident that involved two semi trucks and where 5 people were killed on February 10, 2012. Photo credit: Fox 8 News

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BUENA VISTA TWP. — A young woman driving a blue sedan heading north on Portsmouth Road collided with a semi-truck headed westbound on M-46 early Friday afternoon, Feb. 24, in Buena Vista Township.

Scene of a serious injury semi truck accident on the M-46 in Buena Vista Township, MI on Friday, February 24, 2012. Photo credit: Brittany Lohmiller/The Saginaw News

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Trucking safety groups and Public Citizen are now challenging the new HOS rule issued by FMCSA. This news comes after the trucking industry group American Trucking Associations (ATA) also filed a suit.

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Public Citizen, the Truck Safety Coalition, and two truck drivers are also challenging the HOS rule issued by FMCSA. They recently filed a lawsuit challenging the new rule for truck driver hours of service citing the rule needed improvements regarding tired truckers and should be subjected to judicial review.

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SLIDELL, La. – A semi tanker truck carrying hazardous materials overturned on Wednesday, Feb 22, after colliding with a black four-door car about 12:09 p.m. at the Interstate 12/Interstate 59 split.

Photo shows a tanker truck overturned in the background in an accident involving a vehicle and 18-wheeler at the Interstate 12/Interstate 59 split on Wednesday, Feb.22,2012. PHOTO CREDIT: SCOTT THRELKELD / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE

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RIFLE, CO – Two semi trucks collided on I-70 causing a hazardous materials spill just outside Rifle, CO in snow-packed, icy conditions on Monday, February 20, 2012.

Two semi trucks crash on I-70 in Rifle, CO causing injury and a hazardous fuel spill. The crash spawned more accidents in the snow packed roads and icy conditions.

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