Troopers say truck was 96,300 pounds overweight

Overweight IndianaIndiana State Police say that they handed out a whopping citation following a truck inspection that turned up numerous violations this morning.

Troopers say truck was 96,300 pounds overweight

Ashley CDLLife 2020 01 16

Overweight Indiana

Indiana State Police say that they handed out a whopping citation following a truck inspection that turned up numerous violations this morning.

The truck inspection happened in Rushville, Indiana, on the morning of January 16.

From a news release from Indiana State Police:

A truck inspection this morning by Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (CVED) Trooper Eric Thumb, led to the discovery of a semi-tractor pulling double trailers that was 96,300 pounds overweight.  CVED Trooper Eric Thumb was driving through Rushville just before 11 a.m. this morning when he noticed a southbound semi pulling double trailers known as a “Michigan Train” south bound on Main St. at Park Blvd.

From his training and experience Thumb knew that the trailer set up is often used to haul overweight loads, with special overweight permits, across northern Indiana. Trooper Thumb got the truck stopped to do an inspection and discovered the driver, Gene Maag, age 36 of Waterloo, Indiana, was driving a truck with no registration plate and no federally required company markings or federal tax numbers on the side of the vehicle.. 

The maximum allowable weight for a commercial motor vehicle in Indiana, without a special permit, is 80,000 pounds. As part of his vehicle inspection Trooper Thumb weighed the truck and its steel coil cargo, discovering a combined weight of 176,300 pounds, or 96,300 pounds over the maximum allowable weight, without a special permit.

The fines for the overweight violation alone are just under $14,000.

Troopers say that the truck was impounded and that Maag was cited for the overweight violation and no truck registration in addition to a warning for no federally required markings or numbers on the sides of the truck.

Troopers say that the steel coils will also be impounded until they can be legally loaded onto other trucks to continue their journey to their final destination in Madison, Indiana.

https://cdllife.com/2020/troopers-say-truck-was-96300-pounds-overweight/

Driving a truck is the deadliest job in the U.S., feds say

Deadliest JobsNew data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms what most truckers already know — that they are doing the most dangerous job in America. A December 17 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics examined data from 2018 to confirm that “truck driver” topped their list of the five deadliest jobs. Deadliest […]

Driving a truck is the deadliest job in the U.S., feds say

Ashley CDLLife 2019 12 18

Deadliest Jobs

New data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms what most truckers already know — that they are doing the most dangerous job in America.

A December 17 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics examined data from 2018 to confirm that “truck driver” topped their list of the five deadliest jobs.

Deadliest Jobs in the U.S. in 2018

  1. Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers
  2. Construction Laborers
  3. Farmers, Ranchers, and other Agricultural Managers
  4. Grounds Maintenance Workers
  5. Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers.

According to the report, “Driver/sales workers and truck drivers had the most fatalities of any broad occupation group at 966. Among all detailed occupations, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers had the most fatalities at 831.”

The report also confirmed that truck driver was the deadliest of the “independent worker” jobs (meaning contract or short term jobs): “Occupations with the most fatal work injuries to independent workers in 2018 were heavy and tractor trailer-truck drivers (96), followed by first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers (61), and construction laborers (48).”

There were a total of 5,250 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2018. This is a a 2% increase from 5,147 in 2017.

https://cdllife.com/2019/driving-a-truck-is-the-deadliest-job-in-the-u-s-feds-say/

Trucking industry reacts to Celadon bankruptcy news

As it was previously reported, Indianapolis-based Celadon Group is expected to file for the largest truckload carrier bankruptcy in history next week. Over the weekend, the news quickly spread throughout the industry. Initial reactions of shock and grief were followed by unofficial accounts of fuel cards being shut off and calls going unanswered, as well […]

Trucking industry reacts to Celadon bankruptcy news

Rob CDLLife 2019 12 08

As it was previously reported, Indianapolis-based Celadon Group is expected to file for the largest truckload carrier bankruptcy in history next week.

Over the weekend, the news quickly spread throughout the industry. Initial reactions of shock and grief were followed by unofficial accounts of fuel cards being shut off and calls going unanswered, as well as companies and drivers stepping up to help those in need.

Here’s a look at how the trucking industry reacted after the story broke.

Unofficial reports of fuel cards being turned off and calls going unanswered quickly spread through social media.

In response, members of online trucking communities, including users of the CDLLife App, offered to help drivers in need.

Many trucking companies also offered to help affected drivers.

If you have been affected by the Celadon news and wish to share your story, please contact info@cdlife.com.

Trucking industry reacts to Celadon bankruptcy news