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Hearings Held * USA - On Highway Truck Safety
State lawmakers want to crack down on outlaw truckers. There is an effort that could lead to more inspections, higher fines and more state troopersIndianapolis,IN,USA -wishtv/News 8, by Jim Shella -Aug 14, 2007: -- ... When the daughter of State Senator Tim Skinner died in a crash with a semi on I-69, State Senator Tom Wyss decided to take action. With photos of crash scenes in front of them, lawmakers heard from a retired judge who suggested a new statewide court set up to deal only with the drivers of commercial vehicles. But they also heard that in most accidents involving trucks, its not the truck driver's fault... A representative of the trucking industry made the case that efforts are already underway to improve highway safety. And, without saying it, he suggested that conditions on our highways may not be as bad as lawmakers think...
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