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Jun 21, 2014

TRUCKING INDUSTRY * USA: Tracy Morgan crash - Cargo Theft

* DC - NTSB: Trucker in Tracy Morgan Crash was speeding
(Photo: NTSB investigators documented the damage to the vehicles using 3D laser scanning technology. This is a scan of the Mercedes‑Benz limo van involved in the crash) 
Washington,DC,USA -TruckingInfo, by Evan Lockridge -June 19, 2014: -- The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report of its investigation into the June 7 truck crash that severely injured celebrity Tracy Morgan, showing the truck driver was traveling well beyond the posted speed limit and appeared to be within legal hours of service... “A preliminary review of the data showed that the Peterbilt combination vehicle was traveling at 65 mph for the 60 seconds preceding the collision with the Mercedes-Benz limo van,” the report said. “About 0.4 mile south of the crash location, speed limit signs were posted that reduced the speed from 55 mph to 45 mph” ... NTSB said according to electronic driver log information on the truck, driver Kevin Roper had logged 9 hours 37 minutes of driving time when the crash occurred, shortly before 1 a.m. local time, while traveling north on the New Jersey Turnpike near Cranbury... 


 * California - Truckers hard pressed to comply with state emissions laws 

Bakersfield,CAL,USA -23 ABC TV, by Cris Ornelas -Jun 18, 2014: -- Kern County truckers are running out of time to meet state requirements for air pollution emissions... The state is targeting semi trucks because they say they are some of the biggest polluters in California... New state regulations require all truckers to update their trucks to cleaner standards... That is putting a financial squeeze on smaller operations... Some small local trucking companies 23 ABC spoke to say they may not survive...


* Georgia - Bill steps up cargo theft protection 

Atlanta,GA,USA -Athens Banner by Erico Techo -Herald -June 21, 2014: -- Georgia ranks in the top five states for cargo thefts, a statistic which a new law hopes to combat... The Georgia Cargo Theft Act was signed by Gov. Nathan Deal April 15 and goes into effect July 1. The law change specifies punishments based on the value of stolen cargo and identifies penalties for tampering with transport trucks... Georgia’s ports and interstates make it a prime target for freight theft, but the promise of stricter punishments could deter criminals... Before the punishments were outlined in this bill, cargo theft cases were often not prosecuted or were pleaded down to minor car-theft charges when the thieves were actually caught... One point of the bill specifies punishments for pharmaceutical theft, an industry with high monetary and personal health consequences... Identifying vulnerable industries and goods while placing more policing power behind punishments shows an understanding of private industry that can benefit Georgia’s relationship with companies... The bill has good intentions for industry protection, but its effectiveness will depend on how it is executed in the real world...

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