Sentences with phrase «operating tractor trailers»

By law, companies operating tractor trailers, trucks, semi-trucks, and 18 wheelers must have a substantial amount of insurance coverage.

If a driver operates a tractor trailer or other commercial vehicle that weighs over 10,000 pounds, carries 16 or more passengers or transports hazardous materials, he or she must comply with certain provisions set forth in 49 C.F.R. § 391.11.

You will have to prove that the individual failed to exercise reasonable care in operating the tractor trailer and that this failure caused your injury.

Finally, operating a tractor trailer requires a fair amount of training as drivers need to know how to make turns, what speeds they can safely drive at, which depends on what they are carrying, and how to tie down loads and secure the trailer to the vehicle.

The plaintiff was operating a tractor trailer that was directly in front of the defendant's tractor trailer.

These «New Entrant» drivers must enter a program to evaluate their skills to safely operate a tractor trailer, with the motoring public.

Local Delivery Driver 3/1/1995 — 2/1/2007 Gray Freight and Logistics — Charlotte, NC Safely operated tractor trailer to make route deliveries to local stores on time and efficiently.

Operated tractor trailer units including flatbed, mechanical Nurse, and hopper bottom, tank an van trailer's.

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The driver of a Tesla Model S was killed in 2016 when his car, operating on its Autopilot system, crashed into a tractor - trailer in Florida.

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.

On April 13, 2013, Galindo, a commercial driver's license (CDL) holder, was operating a tractor - trailer on U.S. 90 near San Antonio, Texas, on the wrong side of the road when the vehicle was involved in a head - on collision with an SUV, resulting in four fatalities and one serious injury.

Commercial truck drivers operate tractor - trailers and other large vehicles that transport cargo over vast distances for extensive periods of time.

The UPS tractor - trailer, operated by Roger Watts of Waterville, broadsided the van on the passenger side, killing two occupants of the back seat.

Improper braking technique that rises to the level of negligence happens when a driver breaches his duty to operate the tractor - trailer with the reasonable care expected of a skilled commercial truck operator and causes an accident that leads to harm to another person.

Large truck drivers have a commercial driver's license because it requires significant additional training and education to understand how operating a tractor - trailer is different from driving a car or light truck.

He actively holds a Class A license to operate tractor - trailers in the State of Missouri (CDL).

If a driver who is operating a huge 18 - wheeler or tractor - trailer were to crash into a car, you can be sure that the person in the car would be the one to suffer the most.

(a) An automobile, motorcycle, truck, trailer, semitrailer, truck tractor and semitrailer combination, or any other vehicle operated on the roads of this state, used to transport persons or property, and propelled by power other than muscular power...; and

There are as many as 15.5 million trucks operating commercially in the United States and approximately two million of those trucks are tractor trailers, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

However, truck drivers who operate tractor - trailers, semi-trucks, or 18 - wheelers, have an even greater duty to drive in a way that minimizes the risk of accidents because of their potential to cause severe or fatal crashes.

Large trucks, like flatbeds, delivery trucks, tractor trailers and semis, require a higher degree of skill to maneuver and operate on the roadways, especially on the winding, tight corners of the Boston Metro Area.

Tragic Wrongful Death Case Reminds Trucking Companies Operating in New Mexico and Elsewhere to Properly Maintain Tractor - Trailers, New Mexico Truck Accident Lawyer Blog, January 20, 2013.

In fact, tractor - trailers account for only 2 million of the 15.5 million commercial trucks that operate in the United States, and commercial trucks transport nearly 70 % of all freight traveling the nation's roads.

Tragic Wrongful Death Case Reminds Trucking Companies Operating in New Mexico and Elsewhere to Properly Maintain Tractor - Trailers

Police are looking for help from the public as the driver, operating a tractor that hauls a trailer but without a trailer attached, allegedly fled the scene after striking the cyclist without speaking to authorities or checking on the condition of the victim.

For the purposes of this subdivision, the term «highway vehicle» means a land motor vehicle or trailer other than (i) a farm - type tractor or other vehicle designed for use principally off public roads and while not upon public roads, (ii) a vehicle operated on rails or crawler - treads, or (iii) a vehicle while located for use as a residence or premises.

Bobtail insurance protects a tractor when it's operated without a trailer, whether or not it's under dispatch, while Non-Trucking Liability coverage only covers a vehicle when it's driven for personal, nonbusiness use.

We take great pride in how we prepare our students to operate all types of vehicles, whether it be cars, buses, trucks, tractor trailers or motorcycles.

Raider Express operates around 200 company owned tractors and 470 53» refrigerated trailers.

Roehl Transport was established in 1962 with a single truck and now operates over 1,900 tractors and 4,600 trailers including dry - van, reefer, flatbed, curtainside, and step - deck.

HAVE MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: 6 months within the previous 5 years of verifiable experience operating a Class A (combination tractor / trailer) commercial motor vehicle with GVWR of 80,000 pounds or more.

With more than 30 years in the heavy equipment and commercial driving industry, we were brought into business back in 2007, becoming one of the leading operating establishments in the field at teaching how to professionally ride motorcycles and operate commercial motor vehicles like tractors, trailers, class A & B trucks, buses and forklifts.

CRST is a predominantly team - operated dry van company out of Cedar Rapids, IA which boasts a 1,500 mile average length of haul with more than 1,100 company - owned tractors, 2,500 van trailers, 2,000 team drivers, 350 solo drivers, and more than 250 independent contractors.

Our mission is to train our students so they are able to safely operate a tractor - trailer by the end of the course.

Here are some great reasons to enroll with us to get your CDL and to learn how to drive a semi tractor - trailer or operate heavy equipment.

A truck driving school is a trade school that offers an education to drivers who wish to operate a tractor - trailer, a semi or a huge rig.

I am leaving here with full confidence that I can operate a tractor - trailer truck safely, legally and with no problems, manual or automatic.

TransAm has expanded beyond its first Kansas City, Missouri facility and now operates a fleet of over 1,400 tractors and over 2,400 trailers out of its headquarters in nearby Olathe, KS.

Operated a tractor - trailer combination in urban, suburban and rural environments and in all types of weather conditions.

CDL stands for commercial driver's license, or the license to drive and operate a variety of vehicles from tractor trailers to dump trucks, school buses and other large passenger vehicles.

Operated heavy Raymond equipment to pick customer orders in bulk area and assisted receiving dock on loading / unloading product from tractor trailers as well as performing receiving inspection.

Job description: Full time Qualifications needed: Responsibilities: * Safely operate a heavy or tractor - trailer truck

Driver 4/1/2007 — 5/1/2012 Schneider National — Green Bay, WI Transported products, livestock, and other materials by operating and driving tractor - trailers.

The skills of driving semis, grain trucks, skid - loaders, backhoes, trucks with cattle trailers, tractors with plows, tractors with planters, combines, dump trucks, mowers, tractors with grain wagons, and tractors with seed tenders will be an asset to your company, because I come with some knowledge and experience of what it takes to operate large / heavy equipment.

Bison employs the latest technology and operates one of the most modern fleets in the industry with over 1,400 tractors and 4,000 trailers.

Operated motorized vehicles and equipment such as tractors, combines, sprayers, loaders, tractor trailers.

Operated and maintained the tractor - trailer in accordance with state and federal regulations.