Iowa Tow Truck Drivers and the Peculiar Risk of Interstate Highway Work

Eastern Iowa Tow Truck Drivers Say Danger on Interstate Just a Fact of Life from KCRG - News - Local - Sep 14, 2011 (2 days ago)  
Four die in accident on I-80 near Grinnell ...that two tow trucks were assisting a semi in the westbound land about six miles east of the Grinnell interchange. At about seven, three men were standing outside their vehicles in the shoulder when another semi, driven by 54-year-od Herbert Terrell of Huntington, Indiana, sideswiped the first tow truck then hit the disabled semi, pushing it into... from Radio Iowa - Sep 14, 2011 (2 days ago)  
Car Wreck News: Several New Traffic Laws Go Into Effect Today ...TOW TRUCKS:  In the last few years, drivers have been required to move over a lane or to reduce their speed to a speed at least 20 miles per hour below the applicable speed limit when passing an emergency vehicle  pulled over on the side of the road with its lights flashing.  As of today, that requirement now applies to tow trucks.  I don't real... from Perlmutter & Schuelke, LLP, Austin Attorneys - Sep 1, 2011 2:57 PM  
Weekly Toll: Death in the American Workplace ...in Dump Truck Incident August 31, MARTINEZ, CA - 34 year old Klayton Dasilva of Concord was killed in a dump truck incident. Dasilva was pinned between the hydraulic bed and chassis of the truck just after 10AM at a work site near unincorporated Martinez. Cal-OSHA will conduct an investigation. Convenience Store Owner Killed in Robbery Augu... from Weekly Toll - Sep 2, 2011 2:46 PM  
Weekly Toll:Death in the American Workplace ...Tow Truck Driver Killed in Hit and Run August 24, PASADENA, MD - 38 year old James Frederick Schrieber Jr. was killed today when he was struck by a vehicle while preparing a disabled vehicle for towing on Route 100. The driver of the red Nissan Pathfinder who struck Schrieber fled the scene and police are searching for that driver. Two Rest... from 
Weekly Toll - Aug 26, 2011 12:42 PM  
Weekly Toll:Death in the American Workplace ...Construction Truck Backs Into, Kills Man August 18, SEARSPORT, ME - 58 year old Weston "Wes" B. Haskell III of Frankfort was killed on a construction site when a dump truck backed into him. Haskell was working on a water utility project when the truck driven by an employee of RF Jordan Construction of Ellsworth backed into him, killing him inst... from Weekly Toll - Aug 19, 2011 12:33 PM   Weekly Toll: Death in the American Workplace ...of the truck. The other drivers were not seriously injured. Man Mowing Weeds Struck by Semi August 10, SCOTT COUNTY, VA - 46 year old Gary P. Meade of Nickelsville was killed when a tractor trailer driver hit the tractor-mower he was driving along Route 23 in Scott County. Meade was mowing the grass in the right shoulder when it was struck in... from Weekly Toll - Aug 11, 2011 12:02 PM  
Weekly Toll: Death in the American Workplace ...Truck Driver Pinned in EquipmentAugust 4, VINTON, VA - 54 year old Mark Edward Creasy died Thursday after being pinned between the cab of his truck and a trailer filled with wood chips. A sheriff's spokesman said Creasy became pinned as he tried to hook his Peterbilt cab to a trailer at a logging site on Old Fire Tower Lane in Snow Creek. A co-w... from Weekly Toll - Aug 6, 2011 1:28 PM  
Weekly Toll: Death in the American Workplace ...Trucker Killed in CrashJuly 27, ROANOKE, VA - 46 year old Vasyl Sovyak of Cary, NC was killed in a tractor trailer crash Wednesday. Authorities say it appears Sovyak failed to negotiate a curve, went off the roadway and hit a tree. He was ejected from thetruck and pinned under it. He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. Worker K... from Weekly Toll - Jul 29, 2011 10:21 AM  
Is A Ban on ‘Truck Nuts' Unconstitutional? ...talk about truck nuts, probably for the same reason that racists love to talk about crime rates in the ghetto. Regardless of why, I just can't get enough of the phenomenon of people affixing plastic testicles to their motor vehicles.Obviously, I think people should be free to do pretty much whatever they want when it comes to decorating their ve... from Above the Law: A Legal Tabloid - News, Gossip, and Colorful ... - Jul 31, 2011 5:02 PM  
Weekly Toll: Death in the American Workplace ...truck by VehicleJune 28, BEAUMONT, CA - 24 year old Ricardo "Ricky" Flores was struck and killed while working Tuesday. Flores worked for the Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District and was marking the location of a water line when he was struck by a flatbedtruck. Coal Miner Killed When Roof CollapsesJune 27, BOLT, WV - 33 year old Joseph M. Cass... from Weekly Toll - Jun 30, 2011 10:20 PM