WASHINGTON — Deaths resulting from large-truck crashes where newly licensed drivers are involved continues to rise, according to recent government data, but a proposed safety requirement that could help reduce those deaths will likely be delayed again. The percentage of fatal large truck and bus crashes involving new-entrant carriers has climbed from 4.6% to 7.4% from 2017 t
A new truck driver hauling heavy construction equipment on a trailer with ineffective brakes crashed on a mountain pass in August 2021, killing an 83-year-old woman.