Many Truckers Fail Drug and Alcohol Test
By John Cooper
Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration found 77 commercial bus and truck drivers, along with 84 carriers, failed drug and alcohol tests administered by a new task force.
The testing focused on commercial drivers who operate school buses, interstate passenger carriers, hazardous material transports and general freight long-haul trucks, according [...]
November 18, 2009
Tags: accident, accidents, attorney, bus, commercial, Cooper, freight, long-haul, school, truck, truckers Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics 
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Highway Safety Group Calls for Ban on Electronic Gadgets for Truckers
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (AHAS) is one of the nation’s most influential highway safety groups. Formed in 1989 it is an association of consumer safety groups and insurance companies whose stated purpose is to make America’s highways safer. Recently, they’ve called upon the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to restrict the use of [...]
October 6, 2009
Tags: accident, big rig safety, DOT, electronic gadgets, Highway safety, injury lawyers, road safety, Shapiro, tractor trailer wrecks, truckers Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
