Sentences with phrase «tractor trailer while»

The case arose when the plaintiff was rear - ended by the defendants» tractor trailer while driving east on I - 20 one night.

A Tesla driver was killed in a collision in Florida with a tractor trailer while the vehicle was in «Autopilot» mode, the car maker announced Thursday.

Not exact matches

I squint and stare at the tractor - trailer in front of me while a reckless driver swerves between lanes at 80 miles per hour to my left.

The crash occurred May 7 when Joshua David Brown, 40, of Canton, Ohio, was behind the wheel of his black 2015 Model S Tesla, while in Autopilot mode on U.S. Route - 27 in Williston, Fla., and hit the side of a tractor trailer that was crossing the road to make a turn.

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.

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.

You can meticulously research the optimal diet and exercise combination, surround yourself with people who love you and live wherever it is that has the population with the greatest statistical longevity but a little freezing rain can cause a tractor - trailer to slip and crash through the front wall of your house only to mash you to a pulp while you're counting calories in your living room.

Over hundreds of miles on the freeway, it comfortably maintained ample speed, while offering enough power overhead for me to zip around slower drivers and try to keep ahead of the tractor - trailer rigs before one attempted to pass another.

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.

Last year one of those tractor trailers stuffed with crated puppies caught fire while it was en route from Missouri to New England Pet Centers in Nashua, New Hampshire.

While hitchhiking in Western Australia in the mid - 1980's, Magrin was picked up by a short, jovial man driving a three - hitch tractor trailer who talked non-stop across the Nullarbor Plain.

This occurred as the client backed out of a tractor - trailer while on a forklift.

For comparison, the average passenger vehicle weighs about 4,000 pounds, while an 18 - wheeler tractor - trailer can come in at a whopping 80,000 pounds — 20 times as much as a car.

While I accept there was a situation of peril created by the driver of the tractor trailer, the proximate cause of the collision between the defendant's vehicle and that of the plaintiff was the inattention of the defendant by travelling too close to the rear of the plaintiff's vehicle or, alternatively, the condition of the brakes on his vehicle which did not allow him to slow his vehicle in time to avoid hitting the plaintiff's vehicle.

Similarly, while crashes involving tractor - trailers account for 3.6 percent of overall crashes, they make up 9.1 percent of fatal accidents, according to 2012 statistics from the Illinois DOT.

While the average car on the road weighs approximately 3,000 pounds, tractor trailers and their cargo can weigh in as heavy as 80,000 pounds, resulting in catastrophic events.

A passenger vehicle weighs less than 5,000 pounds while a loaded tractor - trailer can weigh as much as 18,000 pounds.

Accidents between a large tractor - trailer and a passenger vehicle lead to the occupants of the car suffering from serious injuries while the truck driver often walks away with little or no harm.

Langdon & Emison's legal team successfully argued that the driver of a tractor - trailer was negligent and reckless for driving while fatigued.

While driving alongside a wheel truck can cause high anxiety, semis and tractor - trailers are subject to special laws.

Heavy - duty tractor - trailers can legally weigh up to 80,000 pounds while the average car weighs around 4,000 pounds.

GJEL Accident Attorneys recovered $ 195,000 for a 20 year - old woman who suffered a severe ankle fracture when her small sedan ran into a flat bed tractor trailer truck while it was making an illegal U-turn on Highway 152 in California.

While waiting for his tractor - trailer to be loaded at a warehouse, our client who was a Fed Ex driver was doing paperwork 5 feet from the rear of his truck.

It is stunning how often Georgia tractor trailer drivers fall asleep or pass out due to medical conditions while driving heavy commercial vehicles on Georgia roads.

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.

While doing a little farming work with his kids last year, including the less than stimulating task of picking up big rocks and throwing them in a tractor - trailer, it occurred to him that this was precisely the kind of thing that an automated platform would be good at.

The victim was killed when the timber company truck driver's trailer went across the center line while taking a curve in the roadway and clipped another vehicle, causing the tractor to cross the center line and strike another car head on and veer directly into the cab of the semi-truck driven by the victim, who died from his injuries an hour after the collision.

Experienced Executive Management professional with rich experience in Tractor - Trailer Driver Training and Development and overall business operations while focused on client service and support.

While at I also conducted daily DOT pre and post trip inspections according to a set checklist on both tractor and trailer.