According to testimony at a hearing conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Boeing failed to maintain an adequate inspection schedule for its planes. Unfortunately, regulators at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may have also failed in their responsibilities by allowing the more lax inspection schedule. This may have contributed to a deadly accident [...]
In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of the United States found that truck brokers can be held legally liable for truck accidents when their drivers get into accidents. In a unanimous decision, all nine members of the Court agreed that freight brokers had a legal responsibility to ensure the drivers they hire had safe [...]
A person was reportedly killed after being struck as a Frontier Airlines plane attempted to take off from Denver International Airport (DEN) on May 8, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Passengers aboard the plane were subsequently evacuated, in part due to a reported engine fire, although no one else was seriously harmed. The [...]
A potentially tragic accident was narrowly avoided on April 14 after a UPS plane nearly collided with another plane as it attempted to land in Louisville, KY. While tragedy was avoided this time, it brought up the unfortunate specter of an accident involving a UPS plane that occurred this past November. It also highlights the [...]
A small plane unexpectedly departed from a runway at an Arizona airport on April 8 as it attempted to land, resulting in the death of the pilot and their only passenger. Notably, the main runway at the airport was under construction, and thus was unavailable for landing. Information about the deceased individuals has not been [...]
At least two students are dead and eight others injured after a bus crash occurred in Carroll County, TN on Friday, March 27. The cause of the accident is currently unknown. The crash is currently under investigation by both the Tennessee Highway Patrol and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and a preliminary report should [...]
There are millions of motor vehicle accidents every single year across the US, with Tennessee alone experiencing more than 400 accidents per day. Sadly, most of these accidents would be avoided if not for the dangerous driving behavior of reckless or negligent motorists. Here are seven dangerous driving habits that can potentially lead to auto [...]
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its final report on a small plane crash that occurred near Pulaski, TN in 2023. The crash, which killed both the pilot and the single passenger on board, was allegedly caused by an error on the part of the pilot. Additionally, drug testing found that the pilot had [...]
Four Tennessee residents were killed in a plane crash that occurred outside Denver, CO, just after midnight on February 13. The cause of the accident is currently unknown, although the bodies of all four people on board were successfully recovered.The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the incident, and a preliminary report is due [...]
The FedEx Corporation has said that it plans to keep using its MD-11 cargo planes, even after a major accident involving the same model plane late last year. By contrast, UPS announced that it would be retiring its own MD-11s, substantially reducing their fleet until replacements could be found. This has raised concerns that FedEx [...]
