Families who have lost loved ones in semitruck crashes push for safety guard
Marco Rubio & other lawmakers again push Stop Underrides Act
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Could deadly crashes involving semitrucks be prevented? A group of families who’ve lost loved ones hope a simple guard on the side of trucks could help lower the number of deaths in collisions between cars and tractor trailers.
An underride crash is when a car goes under a semitruck trailer. It can happen from the front, side or back of the trailer, and the results are often deadly.
Monday morning, family members joined together in a video call as part of a task force for the Stop Underrides Act, which would make protective guards under tractor trailers mandatory nationwide.
Tennessee lawmaker to pursue vaccines at truck stops
Tim Burchett agrees during hearing to meet with Pilot to help get drivers immunized Burchett planned to confer with Pilot Co. Chairman Jimmy Haslam on vaccines. (Photo: Jim Alan/FreightWaves)
A Tennessee lawmaker said he would look into the potential for making vaccines available at a major truck stop operator after hearing about concerns faced by small-business truckers.
Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett made the offer on Thursday in response to testimony from Lewie Pugh, executive vice president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), who explained the difficulties drivers will be facing particularly with vaccines that require a follow-up second shot.
Rep. Burchett chosen to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
In a statement, Rep. Burchett said this would give him a chance to fight for East Tennessee s transportation and infrastructure needs. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 5:15 PM EST January 25, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA Representative Tim Burchett has been chosen to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for the 117th Congress, the committee announced on Monday.
Burchett was one of several Republicans assigned to the committee, and said it would give him a chance to fight for East Tennessee s transportation and infrastructure needs.
“Interstates 40 and 75, as well as our airports and railways, are drivers of commerce and tourism, while the Tennessee Valley Authority utilizes the powerful Tennessee River system to meet the energy needs of the southeast,” Rep. Burchett said. “I’m excited to strengthen these assets that are important to the regional
Greg Pence talks COVID-19 relief, election challenges Corey Ohlenkamp, Muncie Star Press
MUNCIE, Ind. On Dec. 22, Indiana s 6th congressional district Rep. Greg Pence sat in his office in Washington waiting for the House to take a vote on the COVID-19 relief bill, something he said could have been done far sooner. I don t know why we couldn t kind of come to some agreement in July, Pence told The Star Press in a one-on-one interview on Monday. I thought in September when we came here that that was the focus, that was the number one thing we needed to talk about.