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2022-07-09 13:49:14 -

Bill requiring drivers to remove ice and snow from vehicles passes in Pennsylvania Senate
The Pennsylvania Senate has unanimously approved a bill tightening the requirements for ice and snow removal from vehicles. On July 6, the Pennsylvania Senate approved Senate Bill 114, also known as “Christine’s Law,” by a vote of 49 to 0. The language of SB 114 has been incorporated into the comprehensive transportation bill SB 1094. The bill was introduced by...

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2022-07-13 11:35:15 -

New Pennsylvania law will give police more power to pull over vehicles covered in ice or snow this winter
This week, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed into law a bill that increases law enforcement power over vehicle snow and ice removal. On July 11, Wolf signed “Christine’s Law,” a bill was introduced by Senator Lisa Boscola requiring drivers to remove ice or snow from their vehicles within 24 hours following heavy winter storms. The law goes into effect in 60 days,...

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2024-01-19 14:12:33 -

Snow on your trailer is a no go, troopers remind truckers
The Iowa State Patrol issued a reminder to the trucking community that snow on your trailer is a hazard to other drivers. On Thursday afternoon, the Iowa State Patrol Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit said: As Iowa continues to get more snow we wanted to take this as an opportunity to remind everyone about keeping your trucks and trailers as clear of snow as possible. We aren’t...

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2022-02-09 17:23:10 -

Snow plow driver fired for blanketing dozens of vehicles with slush, injuring 18
The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission has terminated a snow plow driver following an incident that left dozens of vehicles damaged and several people hurt last month. Officials terminated 54 year old snow plow driver Timothy S. Rakay for “engaging in grossly negligent behavior as to endanger life, property, public safety or otherwise cause the Commission to be liable for...

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2022-05-03 23:01:57 -

Trucker awarded $8M for life-altering incident with Iowa DOT snow plow
A truck driver has been awarded an $8 million settlement after becoming paralyzed following an incident with an Iowa Department of Transportation snow plow. The accident happened back in 2019 on Highway 67 in Le Claire, Iowa. According to Des Moines Register, 64-year-old Terry Bunting was pulled over on the shoulder of Highway 67 clearing the windshield of his tractor...

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2022-04-24 13:01:27 -

Trucks being turned around on I-80 after 1ft+ of snow
More than one foot of snow fell in the Sierras on Wednesday evening, prompting chain controls on Sierra mountain passes. As of 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 21st, chain controls are in place on Interstate 80 in both directions over Donner Summit from Drum Forebay to the Nevada state line. All commercial trucks are being turned around in both directions on I-80, reported Fox...

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