Sentences with phrase «by a tractor trailer»

Mr. Walter said in an interview Monday afternoon that the weight restriction is also needed because the road's culverts can't sustain heavy use by tractor trailers and commercial buses.

The storms nationally have been blamed for at least four deaths, including a man whose SUV was hit by a tractor trailer at the storm's height on the Long Island Expressway.

HARLEM — Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer called for tougher traffic enforcement and signage Monday after a 6 - year - old boy was killed by a tractor trailer on his way to school in East Harlem last week.

His car was crushed so badly by a tractor trailer that he was declared dead right on the spot by first responders who couldn't find a pulse.

$ 2,500,000 - Million Dollar Settlement - Traumatic Brain Injury / Trucking Case Jane Doe v. Roe Trucking Co. (2009) Plaintiff, a 60 year old, part - time pre-school teacher, was a passenger in a school van that was rear - ended by a tractor trailer truck.

[61] I do not find the plaintiff's reaction to the danger created by the tractor trailer driver to be wanting and decline to apportion any fault for the accident to her.

Mr. Rodriguez has also successfully represented clients who have been injured in significant motor vehicle cases, having achieved a multi-million dollar award for a woman who was a passenger in a limousine struck by a tractor trailer.

We recently got a call from a client who had been hit from behind by a tractor trailer after midnight on the highway.

$ 2,375,000 — Wrongful Death / Tractor Trailer Negligence — settlement in Northern District Federal Court after entry of the consolidated pretrial order for a wrongful death caused by a tractor trailer driver who negligently rear - ended the vehicle in front of him on an interstate in Atlanta.

Our client was rear - ended by a tractor trailer being driven too fast for the weather conditions in rural Missouri.

Clients that are hit by a tractor trailer in Georgia and sustained serious injuries would have access to enough liability coverage but if the client was injured in a car accident by a driver with minimum limits, then the Made Whole Doctrine is the only thing standing between the client and the hospital taking everything.

In one case, we recovered $ 2.1 Million for a driver of a passenger vehicle rear - ended by a tractor trailer.

$ 1.4 million verdict, for a woman who was rear - ended by a tractor trailer and suffered tinnitus (ringing in her ears) and headaches.

He has been successful in obtaining numerous multi-million dollar awards for victims of medical and other negligence, including an $ 11.48 million jury verdict in August 2011 for the death of an 8 - day - old twin, and an $ 8.5 million jury verdict in December 2011 for the family of a bicyclist hit and killed by a tractor trailer.

Not exact matches

But keep in mind approximately 70 percent of all freight in the U.S. is moved by tractor - trailers: Whatever you just bought, whether at a store or online... chances are it got part of the way to you on a tractor - trailer.

According to the American Trucking Association, in about 10 years, the demand for trucking services will rise by 30 percent, meaning an additional 600,000 tractor - trailers will need to be on the road to accommodate the rise in demand.

So next time a tractor - trailer passes by, or you're at the local grocery store as a truck docks in the delivery bay, you're not just looking at an impressive 18 - wheeler traveling the road with your holiday meal that will stock the shelves, or toys for the children in your family, you're looking at a vital machine for New Hampshire's economic growth, prosperity and future.

You're right, it's not much fun for any driver, but you don't want to get stuck in stop - and - go traffic, squeezing by two minor crashes and dealing with occasional rain while driving a tractor - trailer.

These goods are transported by a combination of 3rd party fleet as well as Walmart Canada's fleet of 180 tractors, 2,000 trailers and more than 350 drivers.

The church recreation center and basement have become a clearinghouse for supplies brought in from nearby Louisville, Kentucky, and trucked in by tractor - trailers from Convoys of Hope, a relief agency from Springfield, Missouri.

They are shipped in 10 temperature - controlled tractor - trailer trucks along the West Coast's I - 5 corridor to Whole Foods stores and ones owned by Kroger, Safeway, Albertsons and independent grocers.

The tractor - trailer is driven around the country to customers» locations so companies can work side - by - side Ardent Mills» chefs, food scientists and technical bakers to use its portfolio of ingredients to turn their ideas into reality.

But then, the next day rolls around and the kids are more than happy to ride into the woods on the trailer of the tractor while we haul more firewood up to be cut and stacked, and before we know it, a whole morning has gone by and so much has been done.

To pick apples, everyone hops on a trailer which is drawn by big tractors to the rows ready for picking — already fun for toddlers obsessed with cars and trucks!

At noon, state Sen. Terrence Murphy looks to fill a tractor - trailer with critically needed items for people in the Gulf Region whose lives have been devastated by Hurricane Harvey, the Triangle Shopping Center, 6 Triangle Center, Yorktown Heights.

By Rockland County Executive Ed Day It took the people of Rockland County just four days to fill four tractor - trailer trucks to the brim with relief supplies for fellow citizens in Puerto Rico.

Cuomo also banned all empty tractor trailers from the New York State Thruway between exits 45 (Rochester — Victor — I - 490) and exit 61, at the Pennsylvania state line, due to a high wind warning issued by the National Weather Service.

Thruway Authority, NYS Department of Transportation and Trucking Association of New York Commemorate «Operation Safe Driver Week» by Educating Motorists of Blind Spots Around Tractor Trailers

Improving the aerodynamics of a tractor - trailer with devices like side skirts could reduce fuel consumption by up to 12 percent.

The second part of that promise was put in doubt by the fatal crash of a Model S earlier this year, when its Autopilot system failed to recognize a tractor - trailer turning in front of the vehicle.

Highway Patrol said Tuesday that a Toyota driven by 26 - year - old LaPorsha Nicole Wardlow, of Winston - Salem, was traveling northbound on Vaughn Street and pulled out in front of a tractor - trailer that was headed east on U.S. 158.

Power lifting competitions can range from dead lift, squats to bench presses (You will often see power lifter training by pulling tractor trailer, tires and other kinds of equipment).

The film drives home its cautionary message against childishness with an increasing immaturity — it's the equivalent of burying a toddler up to the neck for throwing a tantrum, and though it will predictably (and fairly) be compared against The Hitcher and Duel, the most telling stolen moment in Joy Ride is a cornfield intrigue that substitutes the evil crop duster from North by Northwest for a rumbling semi tractor - trailer that somehow locates its prey in the dead of night amongst concealing stalks.

Certain tools can only be used by specific machines: for instance, tractors can pull trailers and use tools like cultivators and fertilizers, but you'll need a harvester to use the crop heads.

be used by specific machines: for instance, tractors can pull trailers and use tools like cultivators and fertilizers, but you'll need a harvester to use the crop heads.

He drove into oncoming traffic, and their vehicle was struck by a tractor - trailer.

On Nov. 13, a tractor - trailer operated by Patterson in Rockingham County, Virginia crossed the center line and overturned onto a passenger vehicle, killing the driver.

By the middle of Iowa, my wife Alli, the dogs, and I were all ready to drive the CX - 5 into a tractor - trailer just to alleviate boredom.

The first shipment was dispatched weeks ago by sea — a 75,000 - pound 18 - wheel tractor / trailer, accompanied by 34 crates of tools and parts weighing more than 30,000 pounds.

New crash tests and analysis by IIHS demonstrate that underride guards on tractor - trailers can fail in relatively low - speed crashes — with deadly consequences.

An aftermarket device that attaches to the sides of a tractor - trailer successfully prevented a midsize car from sliding underneath the trailer in a 40 mph crash test conducted by IIHS.

Required stopping distances for tractor - trailers will decrease by 30 percent under a revised federal rule.

Tractor / Trailer / Rigs are not permitted as exhibits in the exhibit hall and must be pre-approved by Show Management.

HYBRID ELECTRIC UNIT FOR SEMI TRUCKS New regulations say that big tractor - trailers need to reduce fuel consumption and emissions 20 % by 2018, and while that may seem like a lot, there's new technology that can achieve those goals today.

Depending on how quickly the vehicle is approaching the estimated rollover threshold, the RSC system intervenes by one or more of the following actions: Decreasing engine power, using engine braking, applying the tractor's drive - axle brakes, or applying the trailer's brakes.

WHEN I WAS five Mom and Dad rented a house in the Napa Valley, and Dad befriended a man called Frenchie Meyers who wore suspenders and owned a junkyard nearby — fifty acres covered in thirty - foot heaps of smashed cars, flattired trailers full of old glass doorknobs, two aircraft hangars (one stuffed full of forklifts, tractors, and power tools and guarded by Sam, a glass - blue - eyed wolf dog, the other converted into a machine shop and guarded by an anvil of a bulldog named Jezebel).

North Dakota's 2015 Veterinarian of the Year was killed Nov. 23 when his pickup was broadsided by a tractor - trailer rig near the town of Park River, according to published reports.

The dog was probably warehoused in a tractor trailer in a crate along with hundreds of other puppies and shipped by a broker to an auction.

A tractor - trailer that was reported stolen Monday by its driver was loaded with 5,000 Sony PlayStation game consoles worth an estimated $ 750,000, Melbourne police said on Tuesday.

Career mode will keep players busy in a romp of seriousness and fun by doing everything from racing off - road trophy trucks, blazing down the Indy 500, screeching through countryside tracks with Formula One cars and even driving tractor trailers.