Trucking company sued for fatal I-25 crash
On the evening of August 8, 2022, a truck carrying excavation equipment collided with an overpass on I-25, at Weld County Road 34. A large chunk of concrete broke off the overpass. Megan Arneson, a...
View ArticlePositive Drug Tests Fuel Truck Driver Shortage, Road Safety Risks
According to FMCSA data reported in August 2022, nearly 90,000 commercial drivers are currently on prohibited status due to positive results on a drug screening test. Over half of those drug test...
View ArticleTop 10 Truck Driver Complaints of 2021
The Professional Driver Agency recently released a Top Ten Driver Issues List of 2021. It identifies the top driver complaints from the year based on data from thousands of truck drivers. Equipment...
View ArticleFMCSA Denies UPS Exemption For Truck Driver Trainers
For the second time in three years, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has denied a petition from United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) seeking exemption from the entry-level driver...
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2022 Increase in Traffic Fatalities: Why Now?
Traffic crash statistics are moving in the wrong direction, as evidenced by recent reports from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In the NHTSA’s statistical summary, “Early...
View ArticleMillion+ dollar jury verdict in Weld County semi-truck case
Weld County, CO (September 23, 2022) – In a Weld County semi-truck case, a jury awarded more than $1.5 million (verdict plus interest) to a 44-year-old school teacher and mother who suffered...
View Article$7.4M Jury Verdict In Crash Caused By Knight/Swift Truck Driver
Denver, Colorado (March 13, 2023) – A $7.4 million verdict has been rendered in Denver District Court against a trucker employed by Knight/Swift Transportation Trucking Company in a multi-car crash...
View Article$25M settlement in 18-wheeler Colorado highway crash
Wreck caused by trucker on methamphetamines Denver, Colorado (April 11, 2023) – Wreck caused by trucker on methamphetamines The Law Offices of Peter M. Anderson and ColoradoTruckAccidents.com brokered...
View ArticleFort Collins jurors award $2.9 million in DIRECTV crash
Fort Collins, Colorado (April 25, 2023) — Rear-end collision injured a 31-year-old mother of two Jurors in Larimer County awarded $2.9 million to a local woman seriously injured in a two-car crash...
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Truckers’ Drug Use On The Rise: New Testing
With truckers’ drug use increasing year over year, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, regulatory authorities are looking at a variety of testing...
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Autonomous Trucks: Too Good To Be True?
The advent of autonomous trucks is being touted as a win-win across the board. Experts claim driverless trucks will be more efficient, as the artificial intelligence (AI) operating big rigs can spend...
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